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Wednesday
May142014

Romare Bearden: In His Own Words

DateWednesday, May 14, 2014 at 11:13AM

Romare Bearden - The Prevalence of Ritual Baptism - 1964 - Romare H. Bearden, American, b. Charlotte, North Carolina, 1912–1988 - Photomechanical reproductions, paint, and graphite on board, 9 1/8 x 12 in. (23.2 x 30.5 cm) - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (click photo for larger image)

“I am afraid, despite my intentions, that in some instances commentators have tended to overemphasize what they believed to be the social elements in my work. But while my response to certain human elements is as obvious as it is inevitable, I am also pleased to note that upon reflection many persons have found that they were as much concerned with the aesthetic implications of my paintings as with, what may possibly be, my human compassion.” 

- Romare Bearden, 1969, quoted in Twentieth-Century Artists on Art

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