Romare Bearden
Mother and Child
1969
Scroll
Romare Bearden
Mother and Child
1969
Physical Qualities
Collage of printed and coated papers with graphite and ink on paperboard, mounted to plywood, Sheet: 470 × 279 mm. (18 1/2 × 11 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Abraham Genecin, Baltimore
Object Number
1984.345
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1984; Dr. and Mrs. Abraham Genecin, Baltimore, MD; Cordier & Ekstrom, NY
MoMA, New York, "Romare Bearden: The Prevalence of Ritual," 1971.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, supplementary exhibition to "Hidden Heritage: Afro-American Art 1800-1950," Summer 1987.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "BMA Collects: African-American Art," 21 January - 18 March, 1990.
Jay Fisher, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Print and Drawing Society 25th Anniversary Exhibition," 22 September - 19 December, 1993.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Major Modern Drawings from the Collection," 8 October - 18 December 1994.
James Smalls, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Henry Ossawa Tanner and his Influence in America," June 7, 2006 - December 3, 2006.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, supplementary exhibition to "Hidden Heritage: Afro-American Art 1800-1950," Summer 1987.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "BMA Collects: African-American Art," 21 January - 18 March, 1990.
Jay Fisher, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Print and Drawing Society 25th Anniversary Exhibition," 22 September - 19 December, 1993.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Major Modern Drawings from the Collection," 8 October - 18 December 1994.
James Smalls, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Henry Ossawa Tanner and his Influence in America," June 7, 2006 - December 3, 2006.
"BMA Today," Summer 2006, p. 20, ill.
Inscribed: lower right in ballpoint pen: "romare bearden"; lower left in graphite: "romare bearden"
Markings: various stickers on verso: Cordier & Ekstrom, MoMA 1971 exh, BMA sticker
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