Southern Courtyard
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1911, Romare Bearden moved with his family to New York City in 1915, where in the 1930s he attended New York University, studied art with George Grosz at the Art Students League, and joined artists' groups associated with the Harlem Renaissance. While maintaining his strong connection with New York, Bearden frequently returned to his grandparents' house in North Carolina for the summer, and memories of the South were to inspire many of his works, such as Southern Courtyard.
Caption
Romare Bearden (American, 1911–1988). Southern Courtyard, 1976. Collage on paper: photochemically printed paper cut outs, colored paper, paint, graphite, and fabric, 48 × 36 in. (121.9 × 91.4 cm) frame: 49 1/4 × 37 × 1 3/4 in. (125.1 × 94 × 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of The Beatrice and Samuel A. Seaver Foundation, 2004.30.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Southern Courtyard
Date
1976
Medium
Collage on paper: photochemically printed paper cut outs, colored paper, paint, graphite, and fabric
Classification
Dimensions
48 × 36 in. (121.9 × 91.4 cm) frame: 49 1/4 × 37 × 1 3/4 in. (125.1 × 94 × 4.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Beatrice and Samuel A. Seaver Foundation
Accession Number
2004.30.1
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