Romare Bearden

Romare Bearden was born in

• New York

• West Virginia

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

He moved to New York as part of the __________ ___________, when many African Americans left the rural south and moved to the urban north.

• Civil War

• Jim Crow

• Revolutionary War

• Great Migration

Romare Bearden was part of a movement called The _________ _________, when his neighborhood became a cultural center for the arts.

• Harlem Shuffle

• Harlem Renaissance

• Italian Renaissance

• Harlem Globetrotters

Bearden was influenced by African American cultural leaders even as a kid.

• True

• False

What kind of art did Romare Bearden make?

• Collage

• Painting

• Drawing

• Sculpture

Romare Bearden made a lot of art about how people interact with _____________.

• Literature

• Politics

• Places

• Narwhals

"The Block" was originally displayed with ___________"

• other artworks about the city

• a recording of city street noises

• a map of the block

• a city bus

The art, music, writing, dance, and theater performances of the Harlem Renaissance only appealed to African Americans.

• True

• False

When Romare Bearden was a young man, he played what sport?

• Basketball

• Football

• Hockey

• Baseball

Romare Bearden got offered his dream job, but didn't take it because....

• He would have to move across the country

• His Mom said no

• He would have to pretend to be white

• He got sick and couldn't do it