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Romare Bearden's image of Martin Luther King Jr. …represents an homage to a fallen leader. As an African American artist who served in an all-black regiment during World War II, Bearden understood the continued prejudice King sought to combat and became a great admirer of the civil rights leader. The work's title and imagery are derived from a speech delivered by King in Memphis on April 3, 1968, the day before he was assassinated. King warned the crowd to anticipate "difficult days" and declared, "But it doesn't matter with me now, because I've been to the mountaintop [and] I've seen the promised land." He continued, in language that seems, in retrospect, prophetic, "I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land."
– National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Musem
SKU: 70422
Creator: Romare Bearden
Date: c. 1968
Original Medium: Screenprint
Original Size: 30 × 19 1/2 in.
Location: Courtesy DC Moore Gallery
© Romare Bearden Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Martin Luther King – Mountain Top
by: Romare Bearden
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We Offer High Quality
Custom Framing
We use the highest quality wood in our modern shop to create custom frames, frame your print with precision-cut acid-free mat board, and mount it behind a UV-blocking semi-gloss plexiglass to protect your art from the sun, dust, pollution, heat, and humidity. Then we add finishing touches like wall hanging mount, wall friendly bumpers and a protective backing.