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Romare Bearden
Falling Star1979

Not on view
Painting of a standing figure in black silhouette wearing a multicolored patchwork robe, holding a small cup in a warm, geometric interior scene

Romare Bearden, Falling Star, 1979, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Romare Bearden
United States, North Carolina, Charlotte, 1911-1988, active New York, New York
Title
Falling Star
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1979
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 28 × 21 3/8 in. (71.12 × 54.29 cm) Image: 23 1/8 × 18 1/8 in. (58.74 × 46.04 cm) Framed: 31 1/8 × 25 1/8 × 1 5/8
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
AC1997.100.1
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Hanson, Lauren, and Frances Lazare. Act on it!: Artists, Community, and the Brockman Gallery in Los Angeles = ¡Actuemos!: Artistas, Comunidad y la Galería. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.
Copyright
© 2025 Romare Bearden Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY