Atlanta Mural

Title

Atlanta Mural

Date

1980

Creator

Romare Bearden See all items with this value

Description

Romare Bearden was an artist, author, and songwriter from Charlotte, NC. Atlanta Mural is a maquette of a mural created for City Scenes '76-'77, the National Paint and Coatings Association bicentennial. Bearden includes the Kente symbol, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's head, the silhouette of a Black family, a church, and a plot of land to represent the African American influence in the city.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Civil Rights Movement See all items with this value

Additional Subject

African diaspora

Political organizations

American South

Religious symbols in art

Racial uplfit

Location

Atlanta

Fulton County

Georgia

USA

Type

Mixed media

Medium

Collage/maquette

Measurements

7.75 x 34.5

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

1980.001

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.CAU.302

Rights

All rights held by the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Clark Atlanta University Art Museum, Clark Atlanta University, (404) 880-6102 Attn: Museum Director.

Contributing Institution

Clark Atlanta University

Source

Clark Atlanta University Art Museum

Language

English

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