Author Description

Product description One of the twentieth century's most creative and original artists, Romare Bearden (American, 1911–1988) explored subject matter that highlighted the broad range of his interests in the humanities and his deep engagement with African American life and culture. During his sixty-five-year career, Bearden worked in many mediums but was best known as a master collagist. His art captured the vibrancy of the people and places of the rural South, the urban North, and the Caribbean. This calendar's twelve images—eleven collages and one painting—offer a sampling of the artist's rich and varied oeuvre. Size: 12 x 13 in.; opens to 12 x 26 in. Printed on FSC certified paper with soy-based inks. Review "An excellent overview of Bearden's style and subject matter...for its illustrations alone...purchase this book." (School Library Journal" -- Review About the Author Jan Greenberg is the author of six books on American art and architecture and seven works of fiction for young readers. Her many awards include an ALA Notable, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Booklist Editor's Choice, IRA Teacher's Choice, a Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book, and a Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor. She was the editor of Heart to Heart; New Poems Inspired by Twentieth-Century American Art, which received the Michael L. Printz Honor Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature from the American Library Association.