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Romare Bearden (American, 1911–1988)
The Block, 1971
Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, graphite, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and pen and ink on Masonite; Six panels, each 48 x 36 in. (121.9 x 91.4 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Shore, 1978 (1978.61.1-6)
© Romare Bearden Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

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