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): 21 9/16 × 14 13/16 in. (54.7 × 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. The print depicts three women figures, each wearing colorful patterns in a collage-like composition. The three women stand together against a green and tan field beneath the depiction of two blue firebirds above them. A third bird, with red head and a black body, stands at the bottom foreground. Just beneath the image, in graphite, is the edition [191/300] 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
2015.145.4ab
Restrictions & Rights
© Artists Rights Society
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fc52ad75-7a16-4c9a-99b2-de6a1b31cb6c

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