Bearden plays Bearden / Bearden Plays Bearden LLC presents a Third World Cinema production ; written by Billie Allen and Nelson E. Breen ; produced by Richard Bell ; directed by Nelson E. Breen.
Publisher:
Third World Cinema Production,
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
2 videodiscs (approximately 144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Narrator, James Earl Jones. Originally released in 1980. "PBS"--Container spine.
Contents:
disc 1. 28 min. version ; 59 min. version -- disc 2. Bonus features: Influences on Romare Bearden; Conversation: Alvin Ailey, James Baldwin, Bearden & Al Murray; Printmaking; Naming paintings; "The Block"; A poem by Romare Bearden; Cinque Gallery; Romare Bearden Foundation video; End credits.
Summary:
Study of artist Romare Bearden and how his southern roots and years in Harlem have influenced his paintings and collages. In depicting, through his paintings, the black experience in America, he has been compared to such blues/jazz artists as Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.