Romare+Bearden

By Amile and Jonathan, Grade 5

Romare Bearden was born in 1912. He was an artist. He was mostly known for his collages. Romare was raised in New York City.His mother taught him respect for the writing, art and music of the Harlem Renaissance.

Romare did something different in his art. He cut out pieces of photographs that he painted in exciting colors to create a collage. In 1969 Romare and others founded the Cinque Gallery. The gallery was named for Joseph Cinque. He led a rebellion on a slave ship. They asked the Ford Foundation for money to help start a gallery for young artists. The gallery told about Bearden’s lifelong commitment to help younger artists.