Created by
Bearden, Romare, American, 1911 - 1988
Published by
Transworld Art, American, founded 1968
Date
1979
Medium
(a) lithographic ink on paper
(b) glass and wood
Dimensions
H x W (a): 18 11/16 × 14 13/16 in. (47.5 × 37.7 cm)
H x W x D (b): 28 15/16 × 21 13/16 × 1 in. (73.5 × 55.4 × 2.6 cm)
Description
A framed color lithograph by Romare Bearden featuring a meeting of three black figures, two of whom clasp hands. The figures wear clothing in graphic patterns of orange, green, yellow and white. The figures are depicted against an orange and green background, standing on a pink field spotted with green and orange. In graphite just below the image is the edition [202/300] and the artist's signature [romare bearden].
Place collected
New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place printed
New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Edgar Thomas Williams, Jr. Collection
Classification
Visual Arts
Type
lithographs
Topic
Art
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Auldyn Higgins Williams and E.T. Williams, Jr. in memory of Robert Grayson ("Mickey") McGuire, III and his parents Eleanor Hackett McGuire and R.G. McGuire, Jr.
Object number
2015.145.3ab
Restrictions & Rights
© Artists Rights Society
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56f2e0ad0-185b-433a-a044-a5e508b52a97

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