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New Orleans: Ragging Home (work of art)

Artwork Info

Created
1974
Nationality
American
Birth/Death
1912-1988
Dimensions
36 1/8 x 48 in.
(91.8 x 121.9 cm)
Medium
Collage, Painting

Credit

Purchased with funds from the State of North Carolina and various donors, by exchange

Culture
American

About

This work is from a series entitled Of the Blues, in which Romare Beaden meditates upon the evolution of African American music from the street bands of New Orleans to the jazz clubs of Harlem. Freely working with collage and paint, the artist sought to visualize the distinctive soundscapes of the music.

tags: movement, sound, order, place, ritual, community, celebration

Images

  • Romare Bearden New Orleans: Ragging Home Painting 1974

    New Orleans: Ragging Home