The Fall of Troy
1979
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View on museum website →Medium
color screenprint on wove Lana paper
Dimensions
image: 45.72 × 60.64 cm (18 × 23 7/8 in.) sheet: 55.25 × 73.98 cm (21 3/4 × 29 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Purchased as the Gift of Richard A. Simms
Accession Number
2013.142.1
Art Historical Context
Romare Bearden's *The Fall of Troy*1979), a striking color screenprint on w Lana paper, brings the dramatic climax of the ancient Greek Trojan War to life in the National Gallery of Art's. Measuring 18 × 23 7/8 inches () on a larger 21 3/4 × 29 1/8-inch sheet, this print exemplifies Bearden's innovative adaptation of classical mythology. Purchased as the gift of Richard A. Simms it resides in the CG-W department, classified simply yet powerfully as a print. Bearden (1911–1988), a leading African American artist celebrated for his collage-based works, often wove historical and literary narrati...