Romare Bearden "She-ba” 1970 Print framed .

Romare Bearden’s portrait celebrates the biblical Queen of Sheba who traveled from a region covered by contemporary Ethiopia and Yemen to Jerusalem. This striking depiction of the regal queen was constructed from fabric, colored paper, black-and-white photostats, and magazine clippings. "She-ba" exemplifies Bearden’s signature work of complex collages rooted in African art and African American folk culture.⁣

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Romare Bearden (American, 1911–1988), "She-ba", 1970 print with cream and black matting.

Solid black frame with heavy glass. Cardboard on back has a stamp from The Velvet Frame Inc Cleveland Ohio, mounting wire and hooks