Object Details
- Artist
- Romare Bearden, born Charlotte, NC 1911-died New York City 1988
- Exhibition Label
- Family is the preliminary model for a ceramic tile mural Bearden created for the Joseph P. Addabbo Federal Building in Jamaica, New York. The overlapping forms of hands and arms reinforce the scene of family and generational bonding. The grandfather’s outward gaze connects the viewer with this scene of heritage and hope.
- Modern Masters: Midcentury Abstraction from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2008
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program
- Copyright
- © 1988, Estate of Romare Bearden
- 1986
- Object number
- 1990.37
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Collage
- Medium
- collage on wood
- Dimensions
- 28 x 20 in. (71.1 x 50.8 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Landscape\tree
- Figure group\family
- African American
- Architecture Exterior\detail\porch
- Record ID
- saam_1990.37
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk752ef6ba8-c25a-45ca-8528-4fe536567884
