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collage collage colored ink
Not currently on view
Partial Gift from the collection of Lyn and E.T. Williams. Museum Purchase with funds provided by the Romare Bearden Society, John and Stacy Sumner Jesso, Richard T. "Stick" and Teresa Williams, Yele Aluko M.D. and Shirley Houston Aluko M.D., Tom and Phyllis Baldwin, Dr. Kim Blanding and Family, Dee Dixon, The Charlotte Chapter of The Links, Inc., Dr. Keia Hewitt, Ken and Toi Lay, The Honorable Mel and Eulada Watt, Patti Tracey and Chris Hudson, Elizabeth A. Apple, Dr. Karen Breach-Washington and Mr. Harry Washington, Rubie R. Britt-Height and daughters, Ron and Nicole Freeman, John and Vernell Harvey, Drs. Roger and Natasha Denny, Joy E. Paige, Keva and Juanita Walton, and Dr. Spurgeon and Sterlin Webber III
Back Porch Serenade features a recurrent theme in Bearden’s art: music, and, in particular, a trio of musicians. Here, blocks of green and black paper give the porch a sense of structure. Snippets of patterned paper create the men’s shirts. With simple means, Bearden has created a complex space that hovers between depth (the porch upon which the musicians sit) and flatness, as there is no sense of traditional perspective.
Accession Number: 2011.2
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