Romare Bearden

Grade 2

Romare Bearden

Romare Bearden was an American artist who created art during the 1900s. During his lifetime, he lived in several different cities in the U.S., spent 3 years in the army and also lived in Europe!

Bearden’s travel adventures often inspired his artwork. He was also inspired by his love of music, especially jazz and the blues.

He spent much of his time as a painter but he is most well known for his work with collages.

Collage

• The word “collage” comes from the French word for glue.

• When an artist makes a collage, he or she glues lots of different pieces together to make one whole creative artwork.

Collage• Collages can include many

different kinds of materials such as magazines, newspapers, photos, colored papers, foils, plastics, and many other materials.