Slave Ship

Romare Bearden's "Slave Ship" was created in 1972. Bearden had many art pieces with the focus on rituals and social customs of twentieth century rural Black America. The images of spiritual ceremonies, baptisms and burial, industrial hardships, musical arrangements and daily life have become the themes that critics and collectors most frequently associate with his work. The piece that caught my eye the most was "Slave Ship", due to it having Africa and a African woman as the big features of the piece. The bottom holds the rest of the slaves but they aren't sad or chained, they are depicted as fighters beating a white officer.