Romare Bearden
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Publications7

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Yale University Press · 2011
Abrams · 1973

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Phaidon Press · 2024
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Current Exhibitions1

Romare Bearden: Figure in Collage

Romare Bearden

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

May 7, 2026 — Jun 26, 2026

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Past Exhibitions15

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Spotlight: Romare Bearden

Romare Bearden

390 Broadway 3rd floor, New York, NY 10013, United States

Feb 2, 2026 — Feb 28, 2026

Romare Bearden: Paris Blues/Jazz and Other Works

Romare Bearden

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Nov 14, 2024 — Jan 18, 2025

Bearden/Picasso: Rhythms and Reverberations

Romare Bearden, Pablo Picasso

380 S Lamar St, Jackson, MS 39201, USA

Nov 11, 2023 — Mar 3, 2024

Romare Bearden, Pablo Picasso — November 11, 2023 – March 3, 2024

Romare Bearden: Artist as Activist and Visionary

Romare Bearden

7227 Reynolds St, Pittsburgh, PA 15208, USA

Apr 30, 2022 — Sep 18, 2022

April 30, 2022 - September 18, 2022 Romare Bearden: Artist as Activist and Visionary This exhibition considers Romare Bearden (1911–1988) as an artist of soc...

Abstract Romare Bearden

Romare Bearden

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Feb 13, 2020 — May 13, 2020

Romare Bearden: Bayou Fever and Related Works

Romare Bearden

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Mar 23, 2017 — Apr 29, 2017

Romare Bearden: Odysseus Series

Romare Bearden

2730 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207, USA

May 18, 2016 — Nov 12, 2017

Romare Bearden: Odysseus Series May 18, 2016 – November 12, 2017 Mint Museum Uptown

Project Gallery: Romare Bearden

Romare Bearden

1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, USA

Jan 1, 2016

Jan. 14 – June 26, 2016 Project Gallery: Romare Bearden

Romare Bearden: Storyteller

Romare Bearden

Apr 3, 2014 — Jun 21, 2014

Romare Bearden: Insight and Innovation

Romare Bearden

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Mar 20, 2014 — Apr 19, 2014

Romare Bearden: Urban Rhythms and Dreams of Paradise

Romare Bearden

173 10th Ave, New York, NY 10011, United States

Nov 17, 2012 — Jan 3, 2013

Romare Bearden: Idea to Realization

Romare Bearden

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Feb 3, 2011 — Mar 12, 2011

Romare Bearden: City Lights

Romare Bearden

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Sep 4, 2008 — Sep 27, 2008

Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey

Romare Bearden

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Nov 13, 2007 — Jan 5, 2008

Romare Bearden: Exactitude Ain’t Interesting

Romare Bearden

9002 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069, United States

Jan 14, 1992 — Mar 6, 1992

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Art Fair Appearances5

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Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2024
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2024
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2019
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2018
The Armory Show — New York
2014
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