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| | Romare Bearden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) |
 | | Seeking to conceive archetypal images that reflected the continuity of his culture, Bearden chose subjects ranging from baptisms, burials, and the cotton fields of the South to jazz sessions, Harlem street life, and ritual figures such as the Conjur Woman. |
 | | Rich in social meaning and compositional inventiveness, these photomontages represented a stylistic breakthrough that Bearden continued to refine until his death. |
 | | One of the most significant American artists of this century, Bearden has had solo exhibitions at such esteemed institutions as the Museum of Modern Art, The Studio Museum in Harlem, and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. His work is included in the collections of virtually every major museum in the United States. |
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