Out Chorus [from the Jazz series]
Romare Bearden (American, 1911–1988)
Details
Title
Out Chorus [from the Jazz series]
Artist/Maker
Romare Bearden (American, 1911–1988)
Date
1980
Medium
Color screenprint
Dimensions
12 7/16 x 16 5/16 inches
Credit
Purchase with general funds for the Ralph K. Uhry Collection
Accession #
1981.105
Location
Currently not on view
Jazz imagery recurs throughout Bearden’s work. He was interested in music from a young age; Duke Ellington, a family friend, bought a painting from his first exhibition. Bearden even dabbled in jazz composition and wrote a hit song, “Seabreeze,” in the early 1950s. In this print, the busy composition and bright colors visually manifest the cacophonous sounds of jazz.
Image Copyright
© Romare Bearden Foundation/VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
