Romare Bearden in ‘Collage: Made in America’ at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery

Romare Bearden’s ‘The Evening Meal of Prophet Peterson’ is a standout in Michael Rosenfeld Gallery’s current show of collage in American art.   Combining multiple images for the faces of the main male and female characters at an abundant dinner table, Bearden invites speculation on the many facets that make up a man or woman. (In Chelsea through April 1st).

Romare Bearden, The Evening Meal of Prophet Peterson, collage of various papers on paperboard, 12 ½ x 15 ¾ inches, 1964.