Carolina Blue
Color screen print with collage on paper
Support size: 27 1/2 x 21 inches; Image size: 23 3/4 x 17 7/8 inches
1970
Now on view: TJC Gallery, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Art of the Athlete Fun Fact:
In the early 1930s, before Jackie Robinson, Bearden—a talented pitcher—was offered a spot in Major League Baseball. However, he could only play if he used his light skin to pass as a white man. Bearden refused the offer and pursued a career in art.
As exhibited in:
Beloved Community: African American Artist in Atlanta Collections and Beyond, 2022, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia
Roots/Routes: Mobility and Displacement in Art of the American South, 2023, Richardson Family Art Center, Wofford Collecge, Spartanburg, South Carolina
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