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Want the latest news on Romare Bearden? Join our mailing list. Join Get InvolvedWelcome to the official website of The Romare Bearden Foundation. This site offers a wide range of resources and information on the art and life of preeminent African-American artist Romare Bearden. Please explore our website, sign our e-mail list and learn about who we are and how you can support us. We invite you to visit this site often to learn more about Romare Bearden, one of America's foremost artists…

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Ralph Ellison used the word “disturbing” to describe the figures in Bearden's work; their stridency, he noted, was completely out of character for an artist who was not known for representations of race. Why did Bearden so emphatically and comprehensively change the style and subject matter of his art?

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Circe, the all-powerful goddess from Homer’s “The Odyssey,” is known for turning men into swine, and for her mastery of potions. The artwork “Circe,” imagined by Romare Bearden, is a black woman surrounded by mystical animals and a skull, wearing West African garb with a calm but defiant look on her face.

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