The Hewitt African American Art Collection

Written for my sex and the family class, the assingment was to visit the Hewitt African American Art Collection and write a review about the gender rolls portrayed in a particular painting (of our choice).
I visited the Hewitt African American Art Collection on Tuesday, February 23 after our class and have chosen to review the painting "Jammin At The Savoy," by Rompre Bearden.
Before I focus specifically on this painting I would like to make two observations about gender roles that were portrayed in almost all the paintings where either women were portrayed or both men and women were port…