Romare Bearden was an American artist in the 1900s who traveled widely in the U.S. and Europe and spent time in the army, drawing inspiration for his artwork from his travels and love of jazz and blues music. He worked as both a painter and collage artist, gaining fame for his collages which involved cutting and gluing together various materials like magazines, photos, and paper to create new artistic works.

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2. Romare Bearden Romare Bearden was an American artist who created art during the 1900s. During his lifetime, he lived in several different cities in the U.S., spent 3 years in the army and also lived in Europe!

3. Bearden’s travel adventures often inspired his artwork. He was also inspired by his love of music, especially jazz and the blues. He spent much of his time as a painter but he is most well known for his work with collages .

4. Collage The word “collage” comes from the French word for glue. When an artist makes a collage, he or she glues lots of different pieces together to make one whole creative artwork.

5. Collage Collages can include many different kinds of materials such as magazines, newspapers, photos, colored papers, foils, plastics, and many other materials.