Object Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
The Train |
Artist |
Bearden, Romare |
Object Name |
Collage |
Culture |
American |
Date |
1975 |
Material |
Paper |
Medium |
Ink |
Dimensions |
H-17.38 W-22 inches |
Description |
In 1975 Bearden produced the print The Train, and at that time it was considered one of the ten most important prints. Creating this piece, Bearden reused a 1964 collage, but also added new textures and colors by using mesh screens and photography to generate the photogravure (etching) plate. After doing this, Bearden cut the image so colored areas could be inked separately and reassembled for the printing process. In this print, the train is a small black-and-white detail in the upper left. Bearden said that trains "could take you away and could also bring you to where you were. And in the little towns, it's the black people who live near the trains." Bearden's childhood home was located near a train trestle, and trains became a key symbol and recurring image in his work. |
Collection |
Rachel Maxwell Moore Art Foundation |
Catalog Number |
2015.02.01 |
Credit line |
Purchased by the Rachel Maxwell Moore Art Foundation |