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That was the first Romare Bearden collage
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Black Art: In the Absence of Light

That was the firstRomare Bearden collage

That was the first
Romare Bearden collage

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That was the first Romare Bearden collage.
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00:25:58
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
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documentary
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HBO Documentary Films,Two Dollars and a Dream

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An in-depth look at the works of up-and-coming Black visual artists.
Now, the gallery saw what Romare Bearden was doing - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:16
Now, the gallery saw what Romare Bearden was doing
The story that I've heard is that Romy, um, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:13
The story that I've heard is that Romy, um,
Uh, Norman Lewis, Emma Amos, Mayhew, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
Uh, Norman Lewis, Emma Amos, Mayhew,
And he didn't mean that pejoratively, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And he didn't mean that pejoratively,
So Romy continued to work on his collages. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
So Romy continued to work on his collages.
And one of the artists from Spiral came - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
And one of the artists from Spiral came
He said, "You ought to photograph that and blow it up." - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
He said, "You ought to photograph that and blow it up.&...
And they became his projections, which was the work that, um, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
And they became his projections, which was the work that, um...
DAVID: I started working on this piece last week, - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:10
DAVID: I started working on this piece last week,
Bearden was the main inspiration for my collage work. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:06
Bearden was the main inspiration for my collage work.
And, uh, I did a piece in-- in the 70s... - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:07
And, uh, I did a piece in-- in the 70s...
And I called it Homage to-- to Bearden. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And I called it Homage to-- to Bearden.
And, uh, I exhibited it in New York in 1980. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:05
And, uh, I exhibited it in New York in 1980.
He said, uh, "I'm taken with the notion that you - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:23
He said, uh, "I'm taken with the notion that you
(CLEARS THROAT) - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:09
(CLEARS THROAT)
And he said, "Now that's-- - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:12
And he said, "Now that's--
Hilton Kramer, who was the art critic - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:08
Hilton Kramer, who was the art critic
I expect that from what one refers to as a mainstream critic. - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:04
I expect that from what one refers to as a mainstream critic...
Uh, because in many cases, these persons are not familiar - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:24
Uh, because in many cases, these persons are not familiar
I got to throw out props to-- to David Driskell at this moment - Black Art: In the Absence of Light 00:12
I got to throw out props to-- to David Driskell at this mome...