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52 pp.
| Abrams |
September, 2003 |
TradeISBN 0-8109-4589-4$$17.95
(4)
4-6
This presentation of Bearden's life as reflected in his later, post-civil rights work does, sometimes, strike a chord. But the book is overdesigned, with the pictures framed in a Mondrianesque grid of color-blocks that echo the colors of each in turn--a disservice to Bearden's powerful imagery. Some fine pictures and some effective biographical connections, but also a good many missteps large and small. Chronology, source notes. Bib., glos.
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| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2003