{"product_id":"romare-bearden-patchwork-quilt-by-esther-adler-9781633451452","title":"Romare Bearden: Patchwork Quilt","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRomare Bearden's art speaks powerfully of specific, often disregarded, life experiences while making them broadly accessible. \u003cem\u003ePatchwork Quilt\u003c\/em\u003e (1970), a monumental composition dominated by a prone figure and bands of fabric unfolding across the composition, was acquired by The Museum of Modern Art the year it was made, and quickly became a landmark in Bearden's career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut his place in art history has been hard to define—his exploration of a number of visual styles and strategies prior to embracing collage, his non-linear artistic development, his early bristling at an expectation that he embrace a defined role of Black Artist, and his boundless generosity to others struggling for opportunities to make and exhibit their work positions him as an outlier in traditional art historical narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this latest volume of the MoMA One on One series, curator Esther Adler explores Bearden's complicated centrality in mid-twentieth century art, and the continuing reach of his legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432277721324,"sku":"9781633451452","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781633451452.jpg?v=1774555485","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/romare-bearden-patchwork-quilt-by-esther-adler-9781633451452","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}