Romare Bearden. The Fall of Troy, 1977. Watercolor and graphite on paper.
A traveling Smithsonian exhibit of collage works based on Homer’s Odyssey by the celebrated African American artist Romare Bearden (1911–1988) will make its final stop at Columbia’s Wallach Gallery starting November 15. Bearden’s work bridges African American culture, Homer’s classic poem, and universal themes of wandering, exile, and returning home. The exhibition is sponsored by the Stavros Nairchos Foundation and curated by Robert O’Meally, the Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Director of the Center for Jazz Studies.
