Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Romare Bearden at Home
1972
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A black and white photographic portrait of the artist Romare Bearden at his home. Bearden is pictured standing next to a wooden easel holding a piece of art. Behind him are two windows with sunlight coming in, a painting on the wall between them. Bearden wears a knit sweater, jeans, and a knit beanie hat rolled up past his ears. He stands with his right hand on his right hip and his left arm propped on the easel.
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Catalog reference: 2016.99.43
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