WPI Oral History: André Thibault on Romare Bearden

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The WPI Oral Histories

Wildenstein Plattner Institute

25 episodes

9 hours ago

The WPI Oral Histories provide unprecedented firsthand accounts from art historians, archivists, gallerists, and others with close connections to WPI’s research projects. Issued in installments, each oral history will complement the WPI’s unique material. The Wildenstein Plattner Institute Inc. is a non-profit foundation dedicated to the study of art and to fostering the accessibility, cataloguing, and digitization of archival materials that support critical research in the field. Visit www.wpi.art for more information.

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WPI Oral History: André Thibault on Romare Bearden

The WPI Oral Histories

1 hour 31 minutes 46 seconds

2 years ago

WPI Oral History: André Thibault on Romare Bearden

André Thibault (Teabo) is a North Carolina-based artist who served as Romare Bearden’s studio assistant and collaborator from 1980 until Bearden’s passing in 1988. Highlights of his interview include memories of working hands-on in Bearden’s studio, the development of particular Bearden works, and Thibault’s own journey with his artistic practice.

KEYWORDS: Romare Bearden, artists’ studios, experimental art, collage, African-American art movements, Québec, Arne Ekstrom, Barrie Stavis, Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery, ACA Gallery, Canal Street, Myron Schwartzman