Arts in America; Charlotte acclaims Romare Bearden as a native son
nytimes.com
The article discusses Romare Bearden as a native son of Charlotte, highlighting the city’s recognition of the artist and calls for commemorating him with a park or thoroughfare. It notes Bearden’s works on view at the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte and at the Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase, and mentions an upcoming Bearden retrospective at the National Gallery of Art in Washington and travels to San Francisco, Dallas, and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.