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Price, Sally.
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Bearden, Romare, 1911-1988.
Bearden, Romare, 1911-1988 -- Catalogs.
Art, Caribbean -- 20th century.
Artists, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Painting, American -- 20th century.
Collage, American -- 20th century.
Blacks in art.
Caribbean Area -- Art.
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Price, Sally.
Bearden, Romare, 1911-1988.
Bearden, Romare, 1911-1988 -- Catalogs.
Art, Caribbean -- 20th century.
Artists, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Painting, American -- 20th century.
Collage, American -- 20th century.
Blacks in art.
Caribbean Area -- Art.
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Romare
Bearden
: the Caribbean dimension / Sally Price & Richard Price.
by
Price, Sally.
University of Pennsylvania Press, c2006.
Call #:
709.2 B368p
Subjects
Bearden
, Romare,
1911-1988
.
Bearden
, Romare,
1911-1988
-- Catalogs.
Art, Caribbean -- 20th century.
Artists, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Painting, American -- 20th century.
Collage, American -- 20th century.
Blacks in art.
Caribbean Area -- Art.
ISBN:
9780812239485 (hc.)
0812239482 (hc.)
Description:
189 p. : ill (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-189).
Contents:
Romare
Bearden
: a life in art -- A painter's mind -- Watercolor country -- Changing your anchor -- The Walcott collaboration -- Enchanted places --
Bearden
's Caribbean aesthetic -- The prevalence of Martinique -- The St. Martin paintings -- Going to the edge: rituals of the Obeah -- Don't stop the carnival -- At low tide -- Redeeming a tradition.
Summary:
"American artist Romare
Bearden
(
1911-1988
) spent much of the last two decades of his life on the Caribbean island of St. Martin. This tropical experience influenced not only the work (mainly watercolors) that he produced while in the region but also the imagery of rural North Carolina and Harlem that he created during his final and most productive years. Best known for his paintings and collages of jazz and the rural South, he was honored by a major retrospective of his life's work at the National Gallery of Art in 2003.
Bearden
was explicit that, for him, the Caribbean was vital. "Art will go where the energy is. I find a great deal of energy in the Caribbean -- It's like a volcano there; there's something unfinished underneath that still smolders." In this full-color work, lavishly illustrated with 130
Bearden
paintings as well as many photos of him and his friends in St. Martin, distinguished scholars Sally Price and Richard Price explore
Bearden
's Caribbean experience with an insider's eye. Friends of
Bearden
, such as poet Derek Walcott and writer Albert Murray, contribute their critical assessments of
Bearden
's legacy, through interviews with the authors. Commentary by others, such as James Baldwin, Alvin Ailey, and Ralph Ellison, help round out the picture. The book focuses on several themes that
Bearden
treated in his Caribbean work. In his "enchanted places," a lush forest provides the setting for sensuous female nudes. His "Obeah series" explores the mysteries of local religious life, depicting a variety of ritual specialists in trance. And his "Carnival series" bursts with the energy of that quintessential Caribbean celebration. In this book, the Prices reassess
Bearden
's Caribbean experience, locating it at the very center of his artistic legacy"--Provided by publisher.
Other authors:
Price, Richard, 1941-
Bearden
, Romare,
1911-1988
.
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