Description

Description: This striking poster advertises a 1980 Romare Bearden exhibit at the Parsons Barnett Gallery in Oakland, CA. The image is an unsigned screenprint of Bearden’s “Mother and Child”.

Image size: 24 1/2″ x 14″ on a deckle edge sheet of heavy wove paper measuring: 29 1/2″ x 18″. Item #PR00650

Romare Bearden (1911-1988), American artist, author, and songwriter, was considered at the time of his death as “the nation’s foremost collagist”. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the National Institute of Arts and Letters, as well as, the National Academy of Design. His works are in the collections of many prestigious art institutions, including:  the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Perez Art Museum, etc.

Condition: Fine, bright condition.