Romare Bearden: The Art of Collage

Romare Bearden: The Art of Collage
An Internet Hotlist on Romare Bearden

created by Southside H. S. Marcus

Introduction | Life of Romare Bearden | Works of Romare Bearden | Bearden and Photomontage

Introduction

For this project, you will study the life and works of the famous African American artist Romare Bearden, who is renowned for his unique collages. Then you will create a collage of your own depicting one of the short stories in our thematic literature unit called Exiles, Castaways, and Strangers.

The Internet Resources

Scrutinize a Bearden - Analyze a Bearden collage

Life of Romare Bearden

The Life of Romare Bearden - Biography of the artist
Biography of Romare Bearden

Works of Romare Bearden

Works by Bearden - Examples of his work to study
Works by Bearden - includes a biography & examples of his work

Bearden and Photomontage

Black & White Photomontage Collection - Examples of his black & white photo collages
Photomontage - explanation of how Bearden created a photomontage

Content by Southside H. S. Marcus, vmarcus@muncie.k12.in.us
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Last revised Sat Feb 14 19:25:40 US/Pacific 2004