ARTHIST 283-01/AAAS 227-01/Modern & Contemporary African American Art

Sam Gilliam and Romare Bearden

October 21, 2019

Left: Sam Gilliam, 1966. Photo. Right: Sam Gilliam, Light Fan, 1966. Acrylic on canvas.

Sam Gilliam, Restore, 1968. Magna and acrylic on canvas with aluminum powder.

Sam Gilliam, April 4, 1969. Acrylic on canvas.

Sam Gilliam, Seahorses, 1975. Acrylic on canvas. Installation, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Sam Gilliam, Lion’s Rock Arc, 1981. Acrylic on canvas.

Sam Gilliam, Yves Klein Blue, 2017. Acrylic on cerex nylon. Installation, Venice Biennale, Italy.

Above: Romare Bearden, Editorial Cartoon, Baltimore Afro-American, circa 1936. Right: Romare Bearden, Factory Workers, 1942. Gouache and casein on brown kraft paper mounted on board.

Romare Bearden, The Family, 1948. Watercolor and gouache on paper.

Left: Romare Bearden, Eastern Gate, 1961. Oil on canvas. Above: Sam Shaw, Romare Bearden, Harlem,circa 1950s. Photograph.

Romare Bearden, The Prevalence of Ritual: Baptism, 1964. Collage, mixed media.

Romare Bearden, Summertime, 1967. Collage on board.

Romare Bearden, Patchwork Quilt, 1970. Cut-and-pasted cloth and paper with acrylic on board.

Romare Bearden, Of the Blues: Carolina Shout, 1974. Collage with acrylic and lacquer on board.

Romare Bearden, Odysseus series: The Sea Nymph, 1977. Collage with paint and graphite on board.

Romare Bearden, The Piano Lesson, 1983. Collage with paint, ink and graphite on paper.

Romare Bearden, Obeah, 1984. Watercolor on wove paper.