Tomorrow I May Be Far Away By Romare Bearden Analysis
Stella Kim
Joyce Anitagrace
Art Matters
Dec 17 2015
Jazzy Collage of Memories: Romare Bearden’s Tomorrow I may be far away
Bearden’s Tomorrow I may be far away in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C is a collage piece that was inspired by the blues classic: “Good Chib Blues,” recorded by Edith North Johnson in 1929. The song is of the female ballad blues singer, who sings of lost love and heartbreak but eventually overcomes both of the terrible experiences. In Tomorrow I May Be Far Away, Bearden tried to express the history and culture of black in America based on his experience living as an African American. Romare Bearden often enjoyed listening to jazz and blues recordings which led him to begin improvising his artwork like the
Joyce Anitagrace
Art Matters
Dec 17 2015
Jazzy Collage of Memories: Romare Bearden’s Tomorrow I may be far away
Bearden’s Tomorrow I may be far away in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C is a collage piece that was inspired by the blues classic: “Good Chib Blues,” recorded by Edith North Johnson in 1929. The song is of the female ballad blues singer, who sings of lost love and heartbreak but eventually overcomes both of the terrible experiences. In Tomorrow I May Be Far Away, Bearden tried to express the history and culture of black in America based on his experience living as an African American. Romare Bearden often enjoyed listening to jazz and blues recordings which led him to begin improvising his artwork like the