Item Information
Title: Interview about Romare Bearden with Jesse Washington
Date: 1975-1976
Physical Details: 1 sound cassette ; 1 hr., 3 min., 22 sec.
Description: Recording has a very low sound quality due to hum, hiss, background noise and muffled speech. Discussion topics are wide-ranging and include conversation about basketball and jazz as American expressions of culture, Bearden's recollections of living in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance, and his connections in the African American art and music communities. Also discussed is African art, Bearden's artwork, and the exhibition The Impact of African Sculpture on Modern Art, which took place at the Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., 1975-1976. Recording date is based on this exhibition. Numerous people mentioned include Jimmy Baldwin, Charlie Parker, Charlie Mingus. Recording includes unnamed men in addition to Bearden and Washington.
Creator: Bearden, Romare, 1911-1988
Forms part of: Ruth Fine papers, 1929-2016
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Romare Bearden and Jesse Washington. Interview about Romare Bearden with Jesse Washington, 1975-1976. Ruth Fine papers, 1929-2016. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Availability: This item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request.
Digital ID: 24640