Oral history interview with Romare Bearden
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 15 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Bearden, Romare (1911-1988)
label: Interviewer
content: Ghent, Henri, 1926-
label: Names
content: Grosz, George, 1893-1959
label: Names
content: Holty, Carl, 1900-1973
topic: label: Occupation
content: Cartoonists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Art, American
label: Topic
content: African American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Bearden, Romare (1911-1988)
label: Interviewer
content: Ghent, Henri, 1926-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Romare Bearden (1911-1988) was painter from New York, New York.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 34 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1968 June 29
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.bearde68
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of Romare Bearden conducted 1968 June 29, by Henri Ghent, for the Archives of American Art.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Bearden speaks of his childhood in New York; the development of his artistic interests and ability; studying with George Grosz; his transition from cartoonist to painter; his first gallery show in Washington, D.C.; the influence of the Dutch masters; reactions to his work; his interest in gypsy culture; his travels; being a black artist; his work methods; and his future plans. He recalls the artist Carl Holty.