Work of Art: New Orleans: Ragging Home
Romare Bearden
American
1912-1988
New Orleans: Ragging Home
1974
Collage of plain, printed, and painted papers, with acrylic, lacquer, graphite, and marker, mounted on Masonite panel
36 1/8 x 48 in. (91.8 x 121.9 cm)
Purchased with funds from the State of North Carolina and various donors, by exchange
Art © Romare Bearden Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
This work is from a series entitled Of the Blues, in which Romare Beaden meditates upon the evolution of African American music from the street bands of New Orleans to the jazz clubs of Harlem. Freely working with collage and paint, the artist sought to visualize the distinctive soundscapes of the music.
ArtNC is supported by the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
© 2013 North Carolina Museum of Art
© 2013 North Carolina Museum of Art
