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Richard Yarde, Illustration for Stompin’ at the Savoy by Bebe Moore Campbell (Philomel). Courtesy of Richard and Susan Yarde. © 2006 Richard Yarde.
Richard Yarde: Stompin' at the Savoy
July 1 - September 21, 2008
Richard Yarde was one of the foremost watercolor painters working in America. A passionate lover of music and dance, he found inspiration in the irrepressible energy of the Savoy Ballroom, which from 1926 to 1958 was home to great dancers and musicians of the swing era. In creating his first book for children (2006), Yarde teamed up with author Bebe Moore Campbell to tell a story rooted in the themes and symbols of the African American experience. Yarde was a professor of art at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Schedule
December 22, 2006 - April 29, 2007
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA
July 1 – September 21, 2008
Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, CA
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