Romare Bearden was an African-American artist that created very vibrant, meaningful and interesting works of art. Social worker by day, Romare Bearden worked on his symbolic artwork on weekends and nights. Romare Bearden and other members of the Spiral Group, sought to represent their lives and experiences as African-Americans in an environment of segregation and racism. Our classroom poster is of his artwork "Dove". It is believed that both the dove and white cat are symbols. Doves are often symbolic of peace and the relationship between cat and bird is of a predatory nature. What is your interpretation of this piece?
To learn more about Romare Bearden, please visit these websites:
http://www.beardenfoundation.org/index2.shtmlhttp://www.metmuseum.org/explore/the_block/index_flash.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romare_Bearden
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