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Romare Bearden Foundation

Organization Name:   Romare Bearden Foundation
URL: http://www.beardenfoundation.org
E-Mail: pamela.ford@beardenfoundation.org
Contact(s): Pamela Ford
Contact: Spiral c/o Romare Bearden Foundation
Type: Artist group and gallery
Other Relations: Romare Bearden, Norman Lewis
Street 1: 305 Seventh Avenue
Street 2: 13th Floor
City: New York
State: NY
Zip: 10001
Phone: 212-924-0455
Fax: 212-924-7107
Began: 1963
Ended: 1966
Materials Locations: Possibly at Schomburg Center...unsure
Last Update: 6/28/06

Mission Statement:

The Romare Bearden Foundation realizes its mission by preserving and making publicly accessible Bearden’s artworks and extensive archives of books, articles, letters, photographs and other materials; hosting, supporting and presenting scholarly and public programs, including symposia, panel presentations and school-based programs featuring his art and life; providing support for and encouragement of museum exhibitions, new scholarly research and publications on the artist; and supporting the creative and intellectual development of up-and-coming African-American artists and scholars.

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