Romare Bearden Pittsburgh Memory

In 1964 Romare Bearden created this work of art called "Pittsburgh Memory". Bearden continuously blended pictures of African American life in the urban and rural South with references to popular culture, religion, and Classical art and myth. Each of his collages blended  images were painted in gouache, watercolors, oil paints, and would put onto paper or canvas. "Beardens goal was to give the African American experience a universal, monumental, and Classical representation". I really enjoy this piece of Beardens work because its shows the realness of that time. It almost makes you feel like your on the streets of Pittsburgh taking in the lifestyle that was in adjustment. He really collaged the pictures so seamlessly that you can see who and what he was trying to create onto the canvas.