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Series 3: Romare Bearden: Visual Jazz (1995), 1971-2000
2.3 Linear feet
Boxes 3-4, 28, FC 34-36

Original footage includes an extended interview with Bearden's collaborator Robert Blackburn, as well as footage of Blackburn's printmaking studio. Additional interviews are found Nanette Bearden, curator Marilyn Kushner, Barrie Stavis, artist Andre Teabo, art historian Gail Gelburd, and program host and musician Wynton Marsalis. Transcripts are available for all original recorded content.
Production material includes footage of Bearden collected from other sources, including the documentary Bearden Plays Bearden, and Romare Bearden's Rituals of Women, as well as copies of historical photographs of Bearden from unknown sources, and slides of artwork. Research material, draft scripts, rough edits, and a final script are also found.
The finished documentary is found as both a long and short version.

3.1

Original Footage
Description Container
Interview with Robert Blackburn, 1995 March 24
4 Videocassettes (Betacam)
camera tapes #4-7
2 Videocassettes (BetacamSP)
camera tapes #8-9
3 Videocassettes (VHS)
Work tapes, copies of camera tapes 5, 7, and 8
3
58-66
Transcript of March 24, 1995 Footage, 1995
28
16
Interview with Nanette Bearden, 1995 May 9
3 Videocassettes (BetacamSP)
camera tapes #10-12
2 Videocassettes (VHS)
work tape, copy of camera tapes #10-11
3
67-71
Interview with Marilyn Kushner and Interview with Jeffrey Bergen, 1995 May 9
3 Videocassettes (Betacam)
camera tapes #13-15
2 Videocassettes (VHS)
Work tape, copy of camera tape 13 and tape 15
Jeffrey Bergen interview begins on the second half of end of camera tape #14 and the entire tape #15. Jeffrey Bergen Interview begins on the same tape as part 2 of the Marilyn Kushner interview.
3
72-76
Transcript of May 9, 1995 Footage, 1995 May 17
28
17
Interview with Barrie Stavis, 1995 June 5
4 Videocassettes (Betacam)
Camera tapes #16-19
3 Videocassettes (VHS)
Work tape, copy of camera tape #16, 17, and 19
Interview with Andre Teabo begins at the end of camera tape #19.
3
77-83
Interview with Andre Teabo, 1995 June 5
2 Videocassettes (Betacam)
Camera tape #19 and unnumbered camera tape
Interview begins on camera tape #19, after the last part of the Barrie Stavis interview.
3
90 and 84
Interview with Gail Gelburd, 1995 June 5
1 Videocassettes (Betacam)
3
85
Interview with Wynton Marsalis, 1995 June 5
2 Videocassettes (Betacam)
Camera tapes #20-21
3
86-87
Interview with Wynton Marsalis, 1995 June 5
2 Videocassettes (VHS)
Work tapes, copies of camera tapes #20-21
4
88-89
Transcript of June 5, 1995 Footage, 1995 June 7
28
18
Bearden Artwork, 1995 September 15
1 Videocassettes (Betacam)
Camera tape #23
4
90

3.2

Production Material
Description Container
Source Material
Bearden Plays Bearden, circa 1995
2 Videocassettes (VHS)
Videocassette is a copy of a work produced as a motion picture film. Location of original is unknown.
4
91-92
Unidentified Black and White Footage of Bearden, circa 1995
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
Videocassette is a copy of motion picture film. Location or source of original film is unknown.
4
93
Romare Bearden's Rituals of Women, 1971
3 Film reels
A and B rolls and optical negative soundtrack
16 mm
Material labeled "Shorewood Publishers"
FC 34
FC 35
FC 36
Romare Bearden's Rituals of Women, copy, circa 1995
3 Videocassettes (BetacamSP)
Tapes numbered #1-3. Videocassettes are copies of motion picture film A and B rolls and soundtrack.
4
94-96
Footage Transcripts and Research, circa 1995
28
19
Photographs of Bearden, circa 1995
Photographs depict Bearden and are are copy prints; dates and sources of originals are unknown. Negatives are unidentified.
28
20
Slides of Artwork, circa 1995
28
21
Draft Scripts and Notes, 1995
28
22-24
Rough Edits, 1995
1 Videocassettes (BetacamSP)
2 Videocassettes (VHS)
4
97-99
Soundtrack, 1995
1 Sound cassettes (DAT)
Labeled "Production master"
4
100
Credits, 1995
1 Videocassettes (Betacam)
4
101
Unidentified Digital Records, circa 1995
2 Floppy discs
one disc labeled "transcripts for R.B. video 29 min."
28
25
Final Script in English and Spanish, circa 1996
28
26

3.3

Finished Documentary
Description Container
Long Version, 1995-1996
2 Videocassettes (BetacamSP)
Duration 29 minutes
1 Videocassettes (D-2)
5 Videodiscs (DVD)
4
102-104
Short Version, 2000
2 Videocassettes (BetacamSP)
MISSING FROM COLLECTION
Duration 16 minutes
4
Should be 105-106

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