Jacob Lawrence
Subtitle: the migration series
By: edited by Elizabeth Hutton Turner ; introductory essay by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; essays by Lonnie G. Bunch III ... [et. al.].
Contributors: Turner, Elizabeth Hutton, 1952-; Bunch, Lonnie G.; Phillips Collection.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Rappahannock Press in association with the Phillips Collection; Distributed in the United States and Canada by Publishers Group West
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Washington, D.C; [Emeryville, CA]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
Subjects: Lawrence, Jacob, 1917- -- Criticism and interpretation.; African Americans in art.
Other titles: Migration series.
Description: Through a series of paintings, Jacob Lawrence illustrates the mass exodus of African-Americans who moved to the North in search for a better life. Lawrence's parents were among those who migrated between 1916-1919, considered the first wave of the migration. The Great Migration was the largest movement of black people since slavery removed Africans to the Americas. The paintings are accompanied by captions that combine history, sociology, and poetry.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-169) and index.
Exhibition itinerary: the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., September 23, 1993-January 9, 1994 ... [et al.].