Artist Monograph

Romare Bearden, American

American, 1911–1988

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Gouache	5	21.7%
Photography	5	21.7%
Other Media	4	17.4%
Screenprint	3	13%
Watercolor	2	8.7%
Oil Painting	2	8.7%
Lithography	1	4.3%
Drawing	1	4.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	17	73.9%
Photography	4	17.4%
Painting & Sculpture	2	8.7%

Production by Decade

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

Classification Types

Drawing — 9
Print — 8
Photograph — 4
Painting — 2

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	1	4.3%
Medium (30–100 cm)	16	69.6%
Large (1–3 m)	6	26.1%

Range: 16.5 cm → 179.1 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1945	1
1960	1
1970	1
1971	2
1974	2
1975	1
1977	2
1979	1
1985	1
2004	1
2005	1
2010	1
2014	3
2015	4
2023	1

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 4, 416" — 9
"MoMA, Floor 1, 1 North" — 2

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 23 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Pardon Me – But Could You Direct Me to the Oceanic Dredging Company? Drawing Acc. 427.1974	1935	Ink, gouache, and pencil on paper	17 1/2 x 12 1/4" (44.5 x 31.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Elcaness
Beginning to Loom Larger and Larger on the Horizon Drawing Acc. 428.1974	1936–37	Crayon, gouache, ink, and colored pencil on paper	sheet: 24 1/8 × 17 7/8" (61.3 × 45.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Elcaness
The Visitation Drawing Acc. 258.2014	1941	Gouache, ink, and pencil on colored paper	30 1/2 x 46 1/2" (77.5 x 118.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange). Acquired with the cooperation of the Estate of Nanette Bearden and the Romare Bearden Foundation whose mission is to preserve the legacy of the artist.
He Is Arisen Drawing Acc. 158.1945	1945	Watercolor and ink on paper	26 x 19 3/8" (66 x 49.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Advisory Committee Fund
The Silent Valley of Sunrise Painting Acc. 113.1960	1959	Oil and casein on canvas	58 1/8 x 42" (147.5 x 106.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Given anonymously
Other Mysteries Photograph Acc. 1026.2015	1964	Gelatin silver print (photostat)	30 1/4 × 30 3/8" (76.8 × 77.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
Prevalence of Ritual/Conjur Woman No. 1 Photograph Acc. 1027.2015	1964	Gelatin silver print (photostat)	36 5/8 × 28 3/8" (93 × 72.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
The Conjur Woman Drawing Acc. 376.1971	1964	Cut-and-pasted printed paper and gouache on board	12 1/8 x 9 3/8" (30.6 x 23.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund
The Dove Drawing Acc. 377.1971	1964	Cut-and-pasted printed paper, gouache, pencil, and colored pencil on board	13 3/8 x 18 3/4" (33.8 x 47.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund
The Dove Photograph Acc. 1029.2015	1964	Gelatin silver print, printed 1971	50 1/2 × 70 1/2" (128.3 × 179.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin
Train Whistle Blues No. 1 Photograph Acc. 1028.2015	1964	Gelatin silver print (photostat)	29 × 37 1/2" (73.7 × 95.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Agnes Gund
Carolina Blue Print Acc. 1051.1979	1970	Screenprint with collage additions	composition: 23 7/8 × 17 7/8" (60.6 × 45.4 cm); sheet: 27 1/2 × 21" (69.8 × 53.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Arne H. Ekstrom
Patchwork Quilt Painting Acc. 573.1970	1970	Cut-and-pasted fabrics, paper, and gelatin silver print with acrylic on board	35 3/4 x 47 7/8" (90.9 x 121.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund
Patchwork Quilt Drawing Acc. 584.2010	1970	Felt-tip pen on graph paper	5 1/2 × 6 1/2" (14 × 16.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lyn and ET Williams Jr. and The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
Carolina Morning Print Acc. 269.2004	c. 1972	Relief collagraph	composition: 13 3/8 × 17 15/16" (34 × 45.5 cm); sheet: 20 3/8 × 24 5/16" (51.8 × 61.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
The Baptism Print Acc. 182.2023	c. 1972	Collagraph	composition: 12 1/4 × 16 3/8" (31.1 × 41.6 cm); sheet: 15 1/8 × 19" (38.4 × 48.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Agnes Gund
Before the First Whistle Print Acc. 513.1984	1973	Lithograph	composition: 15 11/16 × 12" (39.8 × 30.5 cm); sheet: 23 11/16 × 18" (60.2 × 45.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Dr. Samuel Mandel
Come Sunday from 1776 USA 1976 Bicentennial Prints Print Acc. 416.1977.4	1975, published 1976	One lithograph from a portfolio of six lithographs, five screenprints and one aquatint	composition and sheet: 27 7/8 x 21 1/2" (70.8 x 54.6cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Special Projects Group
Music on the Gallery Print Acc. 1.1977	1975	Monotype with pencil additions	29 1/2 × 41 3/8" (74.9 × 105.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired with matching funds from Dr. and Mrs. David Abrahamsen, Shirley Polykoff, Florene M. Schoenborn, Alice C. Simkins, Joanne Stern and the National Endowment for the Arts
The Train Print Acc. 250.1975	1975	Photogravure and aquatint	plate: 17 11/16 x 22 1/8" (44.9 x 56.2 cm); sheet: 22 1/4 x 30 1/8" (56.5 x 76.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Jazz II Print Acc. 194.2005	1980	Screenprint	composition: 26 7/8 x 37 11/16" (68.3 x 95.8 cm); sheet: 31 x 41 1/2" (78.7 x 105.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of ACA Galleries, New York
Autumn Lamp Drawing Acc. 557.2014	1983	Cut-and-pasted painted paper, fabric, and metallic foil with oil, ink, and pencil on board	40 x 31" (101.6 x 78.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Professor and Mrs. Nathan I. Huggins
Untitled (Brenda) Drawing Acc. 558.2014	1984	Watercolor and charcoal on paper	22 1/4 x 18 3/8" (56.5 x 46.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Professor and Mrs. Nathan I. Huggins