Li’l Dan, The Drummer Boy: A Civil War Story
Written and illustrated by Romare Bearden.
Includes CD of the text read by Maya Angelou.
The tale of a young boy’s life during the American Civil War, and a lovely way to introduce younger children to Bearden’s art.
Simon & Schuster Children’s Books, 2003.
Ages 4–10.

Romare Bearden: Collage of Memories
Jan Greenberg
Story of the artist Romare Bearden who made "visual jazz" with his collages.
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2003.
Ages 6–12.

Me and Uncle Romie
Claire Hartfield, illustrated by Jerome Lagarrigue
A boy from North Carolina visits the Harlem neighborhood where his uncle, Romare Bearden, grew up.
Dial Books, 2001.
Ages 5–9.

Romare Bearden: Celebrating the Victory
Myron Schwartzman
Biography of the artist drawn from the author’s own conversations with Bearden.
Scholastic Library Publishing, 1999.
Ages 12 & up.

I Live in Music
Poem by Ntozake Shange, paintings by Romare Bearden.
Poems inspired by Bearden’s images of musicians.
Stewart, Tabori & Chang, Inc., 1994
All ages.


The Art of Romare Bearden
Ruth Fine, editor
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., in association with Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2003.

The Block
Poems by Langston Hughes; collage by Romare Bearden.
Viking Press, 1995.Romare Bearden: His Life and Art
Myron Schwartzman
New York. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1990.

Art by African-American Artists, Selections from the 20th Century
A Resource for Educators
Includes an audio CD featuring artists and poets in their own words.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003.


The Art of Romare Bearden
The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., producer. 30-minute video, 2003.
Distributed by Home Vision.


The Romare Bearden Foundation

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Collection Database

The Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

NewsHour Extra: A NewsHour with Jim Lehrer special for students
Romare Bearden: Piecing Together a Viewpoint

The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
The Art of Romare Bearden Children’s Guide (pdf)