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Romare Bearden Biography
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Receives a John Solomon Guggenheim Foundation grant to write a book on the history of African-American art. The book, A History of African-American Artists: From 1792 to the Present, was coauthored with Harry Henderson and published posthumously in 1993.
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1972 |
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Elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters.
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1973 |
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Named Rockefeller Fellow at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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1973 |
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Named Rockefeller Fellow at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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1975 |
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Awarded Honorary Doctorate of Fine Art from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
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1976 |
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Receives Gold Medal for Achievement in the Arts by the Governor of North Carolina.
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1976 |
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Proclaimed Honorary Citizen of Atlanta, Georgia, by Mayor Maynard Jackson.
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1977 |
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Receives Honorary Doctorate from North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC.
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1977 |
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Receives Honorary Doctorate from Maryland Institute of Arts, Baltimore, MD.
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1978 |
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Receives Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from Davidson College, Davidson, NC.
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1978 |
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Receives thirteenth Annual Frederick Douglass Medal from the New York Chapter of the National Urban League.
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1978 |
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Receives Freedom Fighter Award from the Atlanta Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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1980 |
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Romare Bearden Day is proclaimed in Oakland, California.
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1982 |
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Receives Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York.
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1983 |
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Receives Award from The Studio Museum in Harlem along with Elizabeth Catlett and Jacob Lawrence.
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1984 |
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Receives the Mayor's Award of Honor for Art & Culture from New York City Mayor Edward Koch at Gracie Mansion.
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1984 |
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Bearden's lithograph, The Lamp (1984), is chosen for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund poster celebrating the 30th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education.
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1985 |
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Receives Honorary Doctorate in Literature from Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA.
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1985 |
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Honored by the New York Artists Equity Association for Lifetime of Artistic Achievement and Devotion to Fellow Artists’ Interests.
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1987 |
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Presented with the National Medal of Arts by President Ronald Reagan.
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1987 |
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Romare Bearden Day is declared in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to celebrate the achievements of Romare and Nanette Bearden.
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1988 |
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Receives posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award from The Studio Museum in Harlem.
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1988 |
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Died: March 12th in New York City
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2000 |
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Bearden's collage, Family (1988), becomes the national poster for the U.S. Census Bureau's 2000 Census.
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2004 - 2005 |
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, New York City, issues a Proclamation in honor of Bearden’s legacy.
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2007
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Contemporary, Cool and Collected, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC
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2006
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A Century of Collage, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
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2004 - 2005
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traveling retrospective, Art of Romare Bearden the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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1997
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Projections: The Photomontages of Romare Bearden, The Whitney Museum of American Art, Phillip Morris New York, NY
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1997
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Projections: The Photomontages of Romare Bearden, Madison Art Center Madison, WI
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1997
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Projections: The Photomontages of Romare Bearden, Mint Museum Charlotte, North Carolina
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1996
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The Painted Sounds of Romare Bearden, Victoria Arts Center Melbourne Australia
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1996
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The Painted Sounds of Romare Bearden, Kiame Jazz Festival Sidney, Australia
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1996
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The Painted Sounds of Romare Bearden, Walker Hill Art Center Seoul, Korea
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1996
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The Painted Sounds of Romare Bearden, Walker Hill Art Center Seoul, Korea
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1996
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The Painted Sounds of Romare Bearden, Tawain Museum Art Taipei, Tawain
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1996
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Winter Group Show, ACA Galleries New York, NY
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1995
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The City: New York Visions 1900-1995, ACA Galleries New York, NY
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1995
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Bob Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop: Artist's of Color, Museum of History of Art Albany, NY
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1995
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Voices of Conscience: Then and Now, ACA Galleries New York, NY
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1995
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Odysseus Suite, ACA Galleries NYC
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1995
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Romare Bearden: Collage and Watercolor, New Britian Museum of American Art New Britian, Connecticut
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1994
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Romare Bearden: Interludes: Sun, Sound and Sky, ACA GAlleries NYC
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1994
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Brooklyn Museum of Art Brooklyn, NY
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1994
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles, CA
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1994
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Winter Group Exhibition, ACA Galleries New York, NY
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1993
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Group Exhibition, ACA Galleries New York, NY
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1992
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Group Exhibition, ACA Galleries NNew York, NY
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1992
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Paine Art Center Oshkosh, WI
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1992
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Bass Museum of Art Miami Beach, FL
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1992
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S. Carolina State Museum Columbia, SC
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1992
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Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore, Maryland
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1989
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Multiple Images: Prints by Afro-Americans, Montclair Art Museum Montclair, New Jersey
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1981
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24 Black American Artists, Goucher College Baltimore, Maryland
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1981
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The Human Form, Maryland Institute of Art Baltimore, Maryland
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1980
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In Celebration: 6 Black Americans, New Jersey State Museum Trenton, NJ
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1979
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Reflections of a Southern Heritage, Gibbes Art Gallery Charleston, South Carolina
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1978
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Twelve Americans: Masters of Collage, Andrew Crispo Gallery NYC
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