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Object Details

Artist

Romare Bearden, born Charlotte, NC 1911-died New York City 1988

Exhibition Label

Family is the preliminary model for a ceramic tile mural Bearden created for the Joseph P. Addabbo Federal Building in Jamaica, New York. The overlapping forms of hands and arms reinforce the scene of family and generational bonding. The grandfather’s outward gaze connects the viewer with this scene of heritage and hope.

Modern Masters: Midcentury Abstraction from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2008

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program

Copyright

Date

1986

Object number

1990.37

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Collage

Medium

collage on wood

Dimensions

28 x 20 in. (71.1 x 50.8 cm)

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Landscape\tree

Figure group\family

African American

Architecture Exterior\detail\porch

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk752ef6ba8-c25a-45ca-8528-4fe536567884

Record ID

saam_1990.37