Writing from Art: August Wilson and Romare Bearden

PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
Keywords
American Masters August Wilson art artist ekphrasis Romare Bearden Black History American History Harlem Renaissance African American Theater Black Theater Drama Playwright Poetry Black Aesthetic Creative Writing Visual Text Painting Collage 1970s 1960s WNET Thirteen
Subjects
English-Language Arts The Arts
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Writing from Art: August Wilson and Romare Bearden

This video from August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand introduces the play Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, which was inspired by the painting “Mill Hand’s Lunch Bucket” by Romare Bearden.  In the support materials students analyze Bearden’s work and explore ekphrasis—writing from art. 
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PBS Learning Media

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