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- NAME: Romare Bearden
- OCCUPATION: Illustrator, Painter
- BIRTH DATE: September 02, 1911
- DEATH DATE: March 12, 1988
- EDUCATION: New York University, Art Students League in New York City, Columbia University, Sorbonne
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Charlotte, North Carolina
- PLACE OF DEATH: New York City, New York
- Full Name: Romare Howard Bearden
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Romare Bearden is considered one of the most important American artists of the 20th century. He depicted aspects of black culture in a Cubist style.
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Romare Bearden is considered one of the most important American artists of the 20th century. Born in North Carolina, he landed in New York City and studied with George Grosz. His early paintings were realistic with religous themes. Later, his works depict aspects of family culture in a semiabstract collage and Cubist style. He was also a songwriter and designed sets for the Alvin Ailey Company.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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