Romare Bearden Inspired Collages

Third Grade students looked at artwork by Romare Bearden. They discovered that he created collages from cut up photos, paintings and other papers. He included people and places that were important to him. They found that he loved music and grew up during the Harlem Renaissance, so instruments are often featured in his artwork. Third graders created their own collages with tissue paper and drew an instrument of their choice as the focal point.