Romare bearden biography 1914
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Romare bearden biography 1914
Romare Bearden
American artist, author, and songwriter (–)
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Bearden in an army uniform, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, | |
Born | Romare Howard Bearden ()September 2, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
Died | March 12, () (aged76) New York City, U.S. |
Knownfor | Painting |
Romare Bearden (, ROH-mə-ree[1][2]) (September 2, – March 12, ) was an American artist, author, and songwriter.
He worked with many types of media including cartoons, oils, and collages. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Bearden grew up in New York City and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from New York University in
He began his artistic career creating scenes of the American South.
Later, he worked to express the humanity he felt was lacking in the world after his experience in the US Army during World War II on the European front. He returned to Paris in and studied art history and philosophy at the Sorbonne.
Bearden's early work f