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Romare Bearden in Harlem, ca. 1950

Romare Bearden Papers, 1937-1982

This site provides access to the papers of Romare Bearden in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2006. The papers have been scanned in their entirety, and total 2,217 images.

The papers of Romare Bearden measure two linear feet and date from 1937 to 1982. The collection includes biographical information, correspondence, writings by and about Bearden, miscellaneous legal and financial material, photographs, drawings, and printed material. Found are numerous letters referring to African-American arts movements of the 1960s and 1970s, including exhibitions, publications, associations, and scattered letters of a more personal nature. Read more About this Collection.