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Catalogue
- Year
- 1974
- Dimensions
- Image: 76 × 56 cm (29 15/16 × 22 1/16 in.); Sheet: 86.5 × 65.5 cm (34 1/16 × 25 13/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Jacob Lawrence
Artist
Painting
Jacob Lawrence was an American painter renowned for his narrative murals and series works depicting African American history and urban life. Working primarily in gouache and tempera on paper, he developed a modernist style characterized by flattened forms, bold primary colors, and geometric fragmentation that conveyed emotional intensity without sentimentality. His migration series and works addressing the Great Depression, the Harlem Renaissance, and everyday Black experience became foundational to twentieth-century American art. Lawrence taught at several institutions and maintained a studio practice spanning seven decades.
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The Opener from the series The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
1997 · Screenprint
The March from the series The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
1995 · Screenprint
To Preserve Their Freedom from the series The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
1988 · Screenprint
Confrontation at the Bridge
1975 · Color screenprint on white wove card
Harlem Street Scene
1975 · Color screenprint on cream wove paper
The 1920's ... The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots from Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Spirit of Independence
1974 · Screenprint from a portfolio of six lithographs, four screenprints (one with collage additions), and two lithograph and screenprints
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- Jacob Lawrence
- Year
- 1974
- Dimensions
- Image: 76 × 56 cm (29 15/16 × 22 1/16 in.); Sheet: 86.5 × 65.5 cm (34 1/16 × 25 13/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1974-132891
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
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