{"id":1099,"date":"2012-12-01T14:42:40","date_gmt":"2012-12-01T19:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=1099"},"modified":"2012-11-24T14:46:23","modified_gmt":"2012-11-24T19:46:23","slug":"romare-bearden-a-black-odyssey-at-reynolda-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/romare-bearden-a-black-odyssey-at-reynolda-house\/","title":{"rendered":"“Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey” at Reynolda House"},"content":{"rendered":"

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13 October 2012 -13 January 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey<\/p>\n

In 1977, Romare Bearden (1911\u20131988), one of the most powerful and original artists of the 20th century, created a cycle of collages and watercolours based on Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey<\/em>. Rich in symbolism and allegorical content, Bearden’s “Odysseus Series” created an artistic bridge between classical mythology and African American culture. The works conveyed a sense of timelessness and the universality of the human condition, but their brilliance was displayed for only two months in New York City before being scattered to private collections and public art museums.<\/p>\n

This new exhibition organized by the Smithsonian features nearly 50 Bearden works, including all but three of the original collages from the “Odysseus Series”, watercolors and line drawings relating to his interest in classical themes.<\/p>\n

“Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey” continues on a seven-city national tour through 2014.<\/p>\n

(from the gallery’s press materials)<\/em><\/p>\n

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INFORMATION<\/h3>\n

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Image:<\/strong>
\nHome to Ithaca<\/em>
\nby Romare Bearden
\n15″ x 24″
\ncollage
\n1977<\/p>\n

Image courtesy of the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum<\/p>\n

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13 October 2012 -13 January 2013<\/p>\n

In 1977, Romare Bearden (1911\u20131988), one of the most powerful and original artists of the 20th century, created a cycle of collages and watercolours based on Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey<\/i>. Rich in symbolism and allegorical content, Bearden’s “Odysseus Series” created an artistic bridge between classical mythology and African American culture. <\/p>\n

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