Quick Facts

• 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

Best Known For

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.