Tag Archives: Albert Murray

Honoring the Legacy of Activism in Harlem

Don't Miss Harlem isHarlem has been shaped by generations of activists, from street-corner orators to preachers in the pulpit to elected officials. Continue reading
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HW Pick: The Art of Romare Bearden, DVD

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Romare Bearden’s art captures the diversity and richness of his life. With roots in North Carolina, Bearden migrated north at an early age, living in industrial Pittsburgh, vibrant Harlem, and, later in his life, on the Caribbean island of St. Martin. Continue reading

Bearden Foundation’s Diedra Harris-Kelly speaks at Lincoln Center

Free Panel Discussion, January 21st – 2pm

Includes: Diedra Harris-Kelly, Edie Shaw Marcus, Paul Devlin & Robert O’Meally

Paris Blues Revisited: Romare Bearden, Albert Murray, Sam Shaw

A panel of experts will explore the three collaborators’ motives for working together on the book-on-the-wall exhibition entitled Paris Blues Revisited: Romare Bearden, Albert Murray, Sam Shaw. Continue reading

Walter’s World: Weekend Picks- Song, Dance, and Bearden- Paris Blues Revisited

By Walter Rutledge

Lillias White at Aaron Davis Hall

Broadway star and Tony Award-winning singer and actress Lillias White will perform in concert, for the first time, at Aaron Davis Hall 7 p.m. Friday, November 4. Continue reading

Jill Krementz Photo Journal – Romare Bearden At 100

“I was intrigued by the series of houses I could see from the windows. Their colors, their forms, and the lives they contained within their walls fascinated me…. Continue reading

Albert Murray at Lincoln Cente

Albert MurrayJazz at Lincoln Center will be hosting a symposium on Albert Murray, the subject of the upcoming book Albert Murray and the Aesthetic Imagination of a Nation. This is the first book of scholarly and personal essays on the work of a writer who was instrumental in the founding of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
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