Photo: Carl Van Vechten / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Romare Bearden is an artist who stops me in my tracks. Born in Charlotte in 1911 and raised in New York and Pittsburgh, he turned fragments of newspaper and photographs into vivid collages of African American life, from the rural South to Harlem. What I love is how a technique that could feel cold instead radiates warmth and lived experience. Earning the National Medal of Arts and a Guggenheim, he reclaimed stories long pushed to the margins and gave them dignity on paper. He died in 1988, but those layered, jazz-like compositions still feel alive, and I hold his work in deep regard.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Romare Bearden
- Name (Japanese)
- ロメール・ベアデン
- Reading
- ろめーる・べあでん
- Born
- September 2, 1911 – March 12, 1988
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Boar
- Origin
- Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / painter / draftsperson / collagist / printmaker
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Peabody High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- National Medal of Arts
- 1976 North Carolina Award for Fine Arts
- 1976 North Carolina Award
- Guggenheim Fellowship
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Untitled ("City of Light") | — |
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romare%20Bearden
Frequently asked questions
When was Romare Bearden born?
September 2, 1911 – March 12, 1988.
Where is Romare Bearden from?
Romare Bearden is from Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
What does Romare Bearden do?
Romare Bearden works as writer, painter, draftsperson, collagist, printmaker.
What is Romare Bearden known for?
Notable works include Untitled ("City of Light").
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.