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Bearden plays Bearden
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Study of artist Romare Bearden and how his southern roots and years in Harlem have influenced his paintings and collages. In depicting, through his paintings, the black experience in America, he ha...
Study of artist Romare Bearden and how his southern roots and years in Harlem have influenced his paintings and collages. In depicting, through his paintings, the black experience in America, he has been compared to such blues/jazz artists as Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington.
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- Creator
- Bearden Plays Bearden LLC presents a Third World Cinema production ; written by Billie Allen and Nelson E. Breen ; produced by Richard Bell ; directed by Nelson E. Breen
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- [St. Petersburg, Fla.] : Third World Cinema Production, [2012]
- Physical Details
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- 2 videodiscs (approximately 144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- OCLC
- ocn811344084
- Credits
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- Narrator, James Earl Jones
- Director of photography, Julius Potocsny ; editor, Harry Howard ; music, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
- Originally released in 1980.
- "PBS"--Container spine.
- DVD; fullscreen (1.33:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital 2.0.
- disc 1. 28 min. version ; 59 min. version -- disc 2. Bonus features: Influences on Romare Bearden; Conversation: Alvin Ailey, James Baldwin, Bearden & Al Murray; Printmaking; Naming paintings; "The Block"; A poem by Romare Bearden; Cinque Gallery; Romare Bearden Foundation video; End credits