It was the art of a large and generous spirit that defined ... “For Bearden, The Piano Lesson is about the legacy and impact of jazz music, and the legacy of an older person passing down somethi ...

“It’s a painting of a woman, a piano, and a little girl playing the piano,” he said, describing Romare Bearden’s 1983 ‘The Piano Lesson’ collage. “The woman is standing over ...

and it's fairly clear to see how the painting helped inspire his Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Both versions of The Piano ...

“The Piano Lesson” does not stray away from that ... It’s set below a sky that resembles a watercolor painting swirling with purple and grey. There’s a wood-trimmed, grommeted couch ...

But "The Piano Lesson" onscreen feels caught between the conflicting impulses to respect the enduring art of Wilson and reimagine his words in cinematic terms. They're not there yet. But the ...

RELATED: ‘The Piano Lesson’ Review: Denzel Washington Produces ... It fascinates both of us that such conversations can spring from cinematic art. “That’s what they’re supposed to ...

Netflix has just released the teaser art, along with new details, for the highly anticipated film adaptation of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, which will be released later this year.

The idea for the story came from a painting called The Piano Lesson by Romare Bearden. The painting shows a woman and child at a piano, and for Wilson, it sparked the idea of writing about a ...