Artist
Jacob Lawrence
1917–2000 · American
Jacob Lawrence developed a distinctive narrative painting language from flat color, compressed space and serial structure. His Migration Series and later cycles on Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass and American history made Black collective experience central to modern painting.
Painting
Major Works
- 1940–41The Migration Series →
- 1946–47War Series →
- 1938–40Harriet Tubman Series →
- 1938–39Frederick Douglass Series →
- 1943This Is Harlem →
- 1947 onwardThe Builders →
- 1954–56Struggle: From the History of the American People →
- 1942Pool Parlor →
- 1946Barber Shop →
- 1960The Library →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo