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The Block (detail) by Romare Bearden — VisualArtsDB

The Block (detail)

The Block (detail)

1971

Genre: genre painting

Styles

Outsider art, Social Realism

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Prelude to Farewell

Prelude to Farewell

Romare Bearden, 1981

The Family

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Romare Bearden, 1948

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Roots

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Romare Bearden, 1977

The Return of Odysseus (Homage to Pintoricchio and Benin)

The Return of Odysseus (Homage to Pintoricchio and Benin)

Romare Bearden, 1977

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Carolina Morning

Carolina Morning

Romare Bearden, 1974

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Romare Bearden, 1978

Bessie, Duke, and Louis

Bessie, Duke, and Louis

Romare Bearden, 1981

Out Chorus

Out Chorus

Romare Bearden, 1980

Golgotha

Golgotha

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The Uncoupling of the Hounds

The Uncoupling of the Hounds

Romare Bearden, 1946