Roots odyssey / Romare Bearden. – Vintage Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic print of Roots odyssey / Romare Bearden. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Roots odyssey / Romare Bearden.
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Inscribed in ink in the lower right with the dedication "For Ben," this color screen print by Romare Bearden ties the work to one particular person. Made in 1976, *Roots Odyssey* comes from the period when Bearden was drawing on Homer's epic and on his own upbringing in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Harlem, linking ancient myth with African American life. Bearden, one of the most influential collagists of the twentieth century, used layered shapes and rich color to suggest figures moving through memory and history. The print was later shown in *American Treasures* at the Library of Congress in 2006 and 2007.
| Created / published | [1976] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : screen print, color. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1970-1980.Screen prints Color 1970-1980. |
| Notes | Inscribed in ink lower right: For Ben: Romare Bearden. Exhibited: American Treasures at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2006-2007. Unprocessed in D022, no. 3395 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,816 × 4,765 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219770 |
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