Art Tales for Pre-K. Classroom Activity Art Starters: Romare Bearden Part of Art Tales for Pre-K When Romare Bearden was a little boy, his family moved from the countryside to the biggest city in America, New York. As a grown-up, he created collages inspired by his childhood—traveling south to visit his grandparents in North Carolina and the sights and sounds of New York City. Bearden started by collecting pieces of p