Cotton
Date
(1964)
Artist
Romare H. Bearden, American, b. Charlotte, North Carolina, 1912–1988
Provenance
Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery, New York, to 19 November 1964
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 19 November 1964-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
CORDIER & EKSTROM GALLERY, New York. "Romare Bearden Projections," 6-24 October 1964, no. 17.
ART GALLERY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Albany. "Romare Bearden: Paintings and Projections," 25 November-22 December 1968, no. 4, ill.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, ill. 974, p. 628; p. 663.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Collages: Selections from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden," 3 May-November 1978, no. 2, p. 18, ill. p. 31. Tour (organized for SITES by Howard Fox): SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Gainesville, Florida, 10 January-14 February 1981; MARION KOOGLER MCNAY ART INSTITUTE, San Antonio, 7 March-11 April; ANCHORAGE HISTORICAL AND FINE ARTS MUSEUM, 1 May-6 June; FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Miami, 27 June-1 August; GIBBS ART GALLERY, Charlestown, North Carolina, 3 April-15 May 1982; LEIGH YAWLEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM, Wausau, Wisconsin, 12 June-24 July; KRANNERT ART MUSEUM, Champagne, Illinois, 21 August-21 September; MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR INSTITUTE, Utica, New York, 16 October-20 November.
GIBBES ART GALLERY, Charleston, South Carolina. "Reflections of a Southern Heritage: 20th Century Black Artists of the Southeast," 6 September-28 October 1979, no. 9. Tour: GREENVILLE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, South Carolina, 9 November-6 December; COLUMBIA MUSEUM OF ART, South Carolina, 13 January 1980-17 February.
CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART, Washington, DC. "NCA Honors Ten African-American Artists," 14 March-6 April 1980, no cat.
ALEXANDRIA MUSEUM VISUAL ART CENTER, Louisiana. "The Rhythm of Life: Selected Works by Bearden, Gwathmey, and Lawrence," 3 February-10 March 1984, n.p., no ill. Tour: GREATER LAFAYETTE MUSEUM OF ART, Indiana, 4 May-17 June.
STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM, New York. "Memory and Metaphor: The Art of Romare Bearden, 1940-1987," 14 April-11 August 1991, fig. 17, p. 39. Tour: MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Chicago, 28 September-10 November; WIGHT GALLERY, University of California, Los Angeles, 8 December-2 February 1992; HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, Atlanta, 10 March-3 May; CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART, Pittsburgh, 20 May-25 July; NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 2 October 1992-4 January 1993.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Washington, DC. "The Art of Romare Bearden," 14 September 2003-4 January 2004, no. 25. Tour: SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, 7 February-16 May; DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART, 20 June-12 September (Dallas venue only).
TATE LIVERPOOL. "Afro Modern: Journeys through the Black Atlantic," 29 January-25 April 2010, p. 214.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Over, Under, Next: Experiments in Mixed Media, 1913-Present," 18 April-8 September 2013, no cat.
MUSEE NATIONAL DES BEAUX-ARTS DU QUEBEC. "America. Between Dreams and Realities: Selections from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection," 9 June-5 September 2022, color ill. p. 100.
Published References
WASHINGTON, M. BUNCH. The Art of Romare Bearden: The Prevalence of Ritual (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1973), pl. 28.
LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), fig. 974, p. 628; p. 663.
LERNER, ABRAM. Selected Paintings and Sculpture from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), no. 101.
WORLEY, DEMETRICE A. and JESSE PERRY, JR. African American Literature (Lincolnwood, Illinois: National Textbook Company, 1993), ill. p. 50.
SIMS, LOWERY STOKES. Romare Bearden (New York: Rizzoli Art Series, 1993), colorpl. 3.
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School
African-American Figuration
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.409
Type
Collage
Medium
Photomechanical reproductions, watercolor, opaque paint, and pencil on paperboard
Dimensions
11 1/8 x 14 in. (28.3 x 35.6 cm)