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Mother and Child

Romare Bearden

Mother and Child

1970

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Romare Bearden

Mother and Child

1970

Physical Qualities Collage of printed and coated papers with graphite and ink on paperboard, mounted to plywood, Sheet: 470 × 279 mm. (18 1/2 × 11 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Abraham Genecin, Baltimore
Object Number 1984.345
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1984; Dr. and Mrs. Abraham Genecin, Baltimore, MD; Cordier & Ekstrom, NY
MoMA, New York, "Romare Bearden: The Prevalence of Ritual," 1971.

The Baltimore Museum of Art, supplementary exhibition to "Hidden Heritage: Afro-American Art 1800-1950," Summer 1987.

The Baltimore Museum of Art, "BMA Collects: African-American Art," 21 January - 18 March, 1990.

Jay Fisher, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Print and Drawing Society 25th Anniversary Exhibition," 22 September - 19 December, 1993.

The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Major Modern Drawings from the Collection," 8 October - 18 December 1994.

James Smalls, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Henry Ossawa Tanner and his Influence in America," June 7, 2006 - December 3, 2006.
"BMA Today," Summer 2006, p. 20, ill.

Inscribed: lower right in ballpoint pen: "romare bearden"; lower left in graphite: "romare bearden"

Markings: various stickers on verso: Cordier & Ekstrom, MoMA 1971 exh, BMA sticker

Artist

Romare Bearden

American, 1911-1988

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