CAMARA DIA HOLLOWAY

I am excited to announce the launch of The Romare Bearden Catalogue Raisonné Project. This represents the culmination of work that I have been undertaking since 2021 for the Wildenstein Plattner Institute.

The inaugural release features over 200 of the artist’s unique works created between 1964 and 1969. This significant launch represents a major step forward in the study of one of the 20th century’s most influential African American artists.⁠

Working in partnership with the Romare Bearden Foundation, WPI’s team of researchers led by myself have made incredible strides in identifying elements of the artist’s production: approximately 50 works presented in this first installment were previously unknown within the Foundation’s records. ⁠

⁠This digital publication also features seamless integration of the Romare Bearden Papers, inviting users to explore early exhibitions, photographs of Bearden in his studio, interviews, scholarship, and a wider range of his creative production that includes writing and music. The entry for the work pictured here for example, “Prevalence of Ritual: Baptism”, includes an installation view of the exhibition, “Romare Bearden: The Prevalence of the Ritual” at the Museum of Modern Art in the spring of 1971. ⁠

Future installments are planned with continued collaboration with the Romare Bearden Foundation, our technology partner Navigating.art and vital support from the Hasso Plattner Foundation.⁠

Please check out this incredible resource and stay tuned for more.