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