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街道

Romare Bearden American

1971年

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 999

这幅壁画大小的生动画面是向罗马勒·比尔登居住的纽约市哈林街区致敬。这一排矮房（廉价出租公寓、教堂、理发店、酒铺等）以他在132 街和133 街之间的莱诺克斯大道上画的素描为基础。不同的小品细节描绘出街上和楼内（可通过窗户和剪去的外壳看到）的人们在工作、休息和玩耍，为人际关系和社会仪式提供了生动的，有时甚至是幽默的观察。比尔登创造性地运用了拼贴画，并以捉摸不定的方式变动大小和比例来增强表现力，这都恰到好处地捕捉了都市人生的活力和复杂。虽然比尔登使用的图像和材料是简单的，但他给画面注入了意味深长的层层含义，指向其他艺术和文化，比如文艺复兴时期的绘画、基督教圣像画、立体主义和非洲部落雕塑等。

The Block, Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York), Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, graphite, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and ink on Masonite — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

The Block, Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York), Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, graphite, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and ink on Masonite

The Block, Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York), Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, graphite, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and ink on Masonite

The Block, Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York), Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, graphite, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and ink on Masonite

The Block, Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York), Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, graphite, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and ink on Masonite

The Block, Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York), Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, graphite, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and ink on Masonite

The Block, Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York), Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, graphite, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and ink on Masonite

The Block, Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York), Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, graphite, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and ink on Masonite

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Left panel of six (1978.61.1)

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Second panel from left of six (1978.61.2)

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Third panel from left of six (1978.61.3)

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Fourth panel from left of six (1978.61.4)

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Fifth panel from left of six (1978.61.5)

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Right panel of six (1978.61.6)

标题: 街道

艺术家: 罗马勒·比尔登，美国，1911–1988年

创作日期: 1971年

材料: 剪切和粘贴的印刷纸、彩纸和金属纸，复印照片，石墨，墨水记号笔，水粉，水彩，墨水等着于美森耐纤维板上

尺寸: 整体48英寸 x 18英尺（1.22 x 5.49米）；六块板，各48 x 36英寸（121.9 x 91.4厘米）

来源信息: 萨缪尔·硕尔夫妇捐赠，1978年

藏品编号: 1978.61.1–.6

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