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Episode 37: Jon Daniel

Produced by: Cherry, Maurice, American
Interview of: Daniel, Jon, British, 1966 - 2017
Subject of: Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803

Date: July 28, 2014

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 65.63 minutes (3937.8 seconds)

Description: Episode 37 of the Revision Path podcast. The episode begins with host Maurice Cherry thanking the show’s sponsors and describing the logistics of producing a free podcast. He also implores his listeners to donate to the show, stating that Revision Path is the only podcast that showcases black designers.; The interview segment begins with Cherry inviting his guest, Jon Daniel, to introduce himself. Daniel speaks with a British accent and gives a brief autobiography. Some of the topics they discuss include, Daniel’s career and his tenure at International Business Machines Corporation (IBM); design culture in the 1950s and 1960s, and the Sylvia Harris essay; Daniel’s inspiration for curating the Afro Supa Hero exhibition; Daniel’s West Indian heritage; how West Indian, British and African American diasporic influences inform Daniel’s work; similarities and differences between African American and black British customs and attitudes; the lack of black representation in business and commerce; Daniel’s five-year goals; Daniel’s family life; as well as advice he would give to burgeoning designers.; Toward the end of the interview, Maurice Cherry asks Daniel to mention where he can be found online; then, the men thank each other. In the outro, Cherry thanks the show’s sponsors again and advertises the show’s August newsletter.

Place made: United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America; Grenada, Caribbean, North and Central America; England, Europe

Classification: Media Arts-Audio Recordings
Movement: Black Power (Black Pride)

Type: digital media - born digital

Topic: Advertising; African diaspora; Beauty culture; Comics and graphic novels; Design; Fatherhood; Identity; Museums; Sitcoms

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc.

Object number: 2019.47.7

Restrictions & Rights: © Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc.

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd535fc0adf-6bac-48a7-a364-5d64c1f1bf73

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Letter to Charles Humbert Marie Vincent signed by Toussaint Louverture

Written by: Unidentified
Signed by: Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
Received by: Vincent, Charles Humbert Marie, French, 1753 - 1831

Date: October 21, 1797

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W (a): 12 1/16 × 7 13/16 in. (30.6 × 19.8 cm); H x W (b): 12 1/8 × 7 13/16 in. (30.8 × 19.8 cm)

Caption: Toussaint Louverture campaigned tirelessly on behalf of slaves during the Haitian Revolution, and his actions helped push France to abolish slavery in all its colonies in 1794. He wrote this letter in response to a speech in French parliament calling for slavery's restoration on Saint-Domingue. He warned the French that he would fight for Haitian independence if France ever revoked abolition.
Description: A letter signed by Toussaint Louverture to Charles Humbert Marie Vincent from Cap-Français (now Cap-Haïtien), Haiti, on October 21, 1797. The text itself was recorded by a scribe as Louverture's written French was limited, though the content comprises his own thoughts. At the top of the first page is pre-printed letterhead for Toussaint Louverture, Chief General of the Army of Saint-Domingue. The letter is handwritten in black ink on the front and back sides of two (2) sheets of paper. The contents of the letter are in regards to ongoing conflicts in the French colony of Saint Domingue, later the free nation of Haiti, and military leader Louverture's dissatisfaction with a speech given in the French parliament earlier in 1797 in which Viénot de Vaublanc spoke against abolition and people of African descent as uncivilized.
Transcription Center Status: Transcribed by digital volunteers

Place made: Cap-Haïtien, Nord, Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Place used: France, Europe

Classification: Documents and Published Materials; Slavery and Freedom Objects
Movement: Anti-slavery movements

Type: letters (correspondence)

Topic: Antislavery; Colonialism; Correspondence; Decolonization; Freedom; French colonialism; Government; Justice; Military; Resistance

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2009.26.2ab

Restrictions & Rights: public domain

Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd540214d54-1b2a-4958-bd0b-0f20e1f0314b

The Coachman

Created by: Lawrence, Jacob, American, 1917 - 2000
Subject of: Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
Printed by: Stovall, Lou, American, born 1937

Date: 1990

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 32 1/16 x 22 1/16 in. (81.5 x 56 cm)

Description: This silkscreen print depicts a man on a carriage driving two horses. The man wears a tall hat and deep red overcoat with large golden buttons and white trousers. His arms are stretched in front of him holding on to the horse's reins. In the top right corner are four small figures performing field chores. The image is surrounded by a wide white margin with the chop mark of the print shop, Workshop Inc. in the bottom left corner.

Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Portfolio/Series: The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification: Visual Arts

Type: screen prints

Topic: African diaspora; Art; Colonialism; Decolonization; Freedom; French colonialism; Men; Military; Resistance; Slavery; Violence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2008.12.3

Restrictions & Rights: © 2020 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Permission required for use.

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e239556b-96ad-47df-9eda-5b7c39453e74

The March

Created by: Lawrence, Jacob, American, 1917 - 2000
Subject of: Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
Printed by: Stovall, Lou, American, born 1937

Date: 1995

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 22 1/8 x 32 1/16 in. (56.2 x 81.5 cm)

Description: This silkscreen print depicts a mass of troops moving from the left to the right Wearing brown coats, white pants and light colored tall hats, the soldiers carry long guns over their shoulders. They lean forwrad intently, eyes visible, as they march. There is tall grass in the foreground. The image is surrounded by a wide white margin, with the chop mark of the print shop, Workshop Inc. in the lower left corner.

Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Portfolio/Series: The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification: Visual Arts

Type: screen prints

Topic: African diaspora; Art; Colonialism; Decolonization; Freedom; French colonialism; Men; Military; Resistance; Slavery; Violence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2008.12.10

Restrictions & Rights: © 2020 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Permission required for use.

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c737a47a-3b8d-40e5-8762-d1730ffe5123

Dondon

Created by: Lawrence, Jacob, American, 1917 - 2000
Subject of: Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
Printed by: Stovall, Lou, American, born 1937

Date: 1992

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 22 x 32 1/16 in. (55.9 x 81.5 cm)

Description: This silkscreen print depicts the General riding a white horse. Wearing a long brown coat and brown bicorn hat, he is shown in left profile. Five figures in the background, wearing colorful clothing, cheer him on. One woman carried a colorful bundle on her head, while another holds a baby bundled in her arms. The image is surrounded by a wide white margin, with the chop mark of the print shop, Workshop Inc. in the lower left corner.

Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Portfolio/Series: The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification: Visual Arts

Type: screen prints

Topic: African diaspora; Art; Colonialism; Decolonization; Freedom; French colonialism; Men; Military; Resistance; Slavery; Violence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2008.12.5

Restrictions & Rights: © 2020 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Permission required for use.

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59924fb54-4854-4171-8ec9-27c3c70740b9

Flotilla

Created by: Lawrence, Jacob, American, 1917 - 2000
Subject of: Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
Printed by: Stovall, Lou, American, born 1937

Date: 1996

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 22 1/4 x 32 1/8 in. (56.5 x 81.6 cm)

Description: This silkscreen print depicts a flotilla of ships just off a beach. The ships, some black with tan trim, and some grey with black trim, are scattered across the deep blue ocean surface. There are waves where the water meets the gray, clouded horizon. All the ships except for one fly the French flag. The beach, a golden brown color, is bare except for a few strands of grass and a single black tree. The image is surrounded by a wide white margin, with the chop mark of the print shop, Workshop Inc. in the lower left corner.

Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Portfolio/Series: The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification: Visual Arts

Type: screen prints

Topic: African diaspora; Art; Colonialism; Decolonization; Freedom; French colonialism; Men; Military; Resistance; Slavery; Violence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2008.12.13

Restrictions & Rights: © 2020 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Permission required for use.

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50bfa06fe-3f5a-41e8-9e21-d1fa0a76170b

The Birth of Toussaint

Created by: Lawrence, Jacob, American, 1917 - 2000
Subject of: Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
Printed by: Stovall, Lou, American, born 1937

Date: 1986

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 32 1/8 x 22 in. (81.6 x 55.9 cm)

Description: This silkscreen print depicts a mother tucked in bed, holding a baby in her arms. The bed is on the right within an angular room with one window at far left, with a small table in the center of the room. Tall green strands of grass are visible through the window. The room's timbers are done in shades or brown, eggplant, and olive green. At bottom left is the chop mark of the print shop, Workshop Inc., signed at bottom right.

Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Portfolio/Series: The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification: Visual Arts

Type: screen prints

Topic: African diaspora; Art; Colonialism; Decolonization; Freedom; French colonialism; Men; Military; Resistance; Slavery; Violence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2008.12.2

Restrictions & Rights: © 2020 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Permission required for use.

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e95347cb-b62e-48e5-98b2-7f323376ac8b

Deception

Created by: Lawrence, Jacob, American, 1917 - 2000
Subject of: Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
Printed by: Stovall, Lou, American, born 1937

Date: 1997

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 22 1/4 x 32 1/16 in. (56.5 x 81.4 cm)

Description: This silkscreen print depicts four soldiers standing around a single seated man. The four soldiers stand with drawn swords pointed at the seated man. Two of the soldiers, with their backs to the viewer, wear long black coats. The other two soldiers wear blue coats with white trim, grey pants, and tall black boots. All four soldiers wear dark bicorn hats. The seated figure wears a brown coat with gold trim, white pants and tall black boots. His head is bare, and he holds a sword in his left hand, pointed to the ground. He is sitting on a black, frame-like chair. He looks sideways to the soldier on his left. The image is surrounded by a wide white margin, with the chop mark of the print shop, Workshop Inc. in the lower left corner.

Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Portfolio/Series: The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification: Visual Arts

Type: screen prints

Topic: African diaspora; Art; Colonialism; Decolonization; Freedom; French colonialism; Men; Military; Resistance; Slavery; Violence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2008.12.15

Restrictions & Rights: © 2020 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Permission required for use.

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53b1163a4-e350-496e-a6f5-543f22392727

The Opener

Created by: Lawrence, Jacob, American, 1917 - 2000
Subject of: Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
Printed by: Stovall, Lou, American, born 1937

Date: 1997

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 22 1/4 x 32 3/16 in. (56.5 x 81.8 cm)

Description: This silkscreen print depicts a man mounted on a galloping white horse. Wearing a brown coat, brown bicorn hat with white plumes, white trousers, tall boots and spurs. Brandishing a sword in his left hand, he looks over his shoulder behind him while his horse gallops from left to right through tall grass. The image is surrounded by a wide white margin, with the chop mark of the print shop, Workshop Inc. in the lower left corner.

Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Portfolio/Series: The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification: Visual Arts

Type: screen prints

Topic: African diaspora; Art; Colonialism; Decolonization; Freedom; French colonialism; Men; Military; Resistance; Slavery; Violence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2008.12.9

Restrictions & Rights: © 2020 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Permission required for use.

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5927783a3-a176-4b33-8376-7acb73c686cd

Contemplation

Created by: Lawrence, Jacob, American, 1917 - 2000
Subject of: Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
Printed by: Stovall, Lou, American, born 1937

Date: 1993

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 32 1/16 x 22 1/8 in. (81.5 x 56.2 cm)

Description: This silkscreen print depicts a seated man shown from the back. Wearing a white shirt and bright red vest with gold colored horizontal stripes across the back, he is shown reading a book by candlelight. He rests his elbow on the table in front of him, a tall candlestick by his elbow. On the wall to the man's right is a shelf with several books. Surrounding the image is a wide white margin. At the bottom left corner is the chop mark of the print shop, Workshop Inc., and the artist's signature at bottom right.

Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Portfolio/Series: The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification: Visual Arts

Type: screen prints

Topic: African diaspora; Art; Colonialism; Decolonization; Freedom; French colonialism; Men; Military; Resistance; Slavery; Violence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2008.12.4

Restrictions & Rights: © 2020 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Permission required for use.

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd549dfd059-8b88-4128-a435-aa37f9f6f942

Strategy

Created by: Lawrence, Jacob, American, 1917 - 2000
Subject of: Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
Printed by: Stovall, Lou, American, born 1937

Date: 1994

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 22 1/8 x 32 1/8 in. (56.2 x 81.6 cm)

Description: This silkscreen print depicts four men gathered around a table. Three of the men stand facing the viewer, while the fourth sits with his back to the viewer. He uses his left hand to point at a map on the table between them. There is a short candle burning at the opposite end of the table, as well as a torch. There is a brown sheet pinned up to two trees behind the men. Tall grasses are visible beyond the sheet. The image is surrounded by a wide white margin, with the chop mark of the print shop, Workshop Inc. in the lower left corner.

Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Portfolio/Series: The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification: Visual Arts

Type: screen prints

Topic: African diaspora; Art; Colonialism; Decolonization; Freedom; French colonialism; Men; Military; Resistance; Slavery; Violence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2008.12.8

Restrictions & Rights: © 2020 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Permission required for use.

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd565af7065-97ac-4c2c-8182-8f93ea152468

The Capture

Created by: Lawrence, Jacob, American, 1917 - 2000
Subject of: Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
Printed by: Stovall, Lou, American, born 1937

Date: 1987

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 32 1/16 x 22 in. (81.5 x 55.9 cm)

Description: This silkscreen print depicts a man in a dark red coat on a white horse surrounded by soldiers. The man wears a black bicorn hat and has a sword at his right side. He faces the viewer as his horse throws its head back with its mouth open. The soldiers around this figure are abstracted shapes in brown with tall grey hats. Their wide white eyes stand out from the dark background. The figures are surrounded by tall grasses. The image is surrounded by a wide white margin, with the chop mark of the print shop, Workshop Inc. in the lower left corner.

Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Portfolio/Series: The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification: Visual Arts

Type: screen prints

Topic: African diaspora; Art; Colonialism; Decolonization; Freedom; French colonialism; Men; Military; Resistance; Slavery; Violence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2008.12.11

Restrictions & Rights: © 2020 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Permission required for use.

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59f0cea5b-a2cc-4bcd-b8c4-34b6c112946e

St. Marc

Created by: Lawrence, Jacob, American, 1917 - 2000
Subject of: Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
Printed by: Stovall, Lou, American, born 1937

Date: 1994

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 32 1/8 x 22 1/8 in. (81.6 x 56.2 cm)

Description: This silkscreen print depicts a man in a dark red coat with a black sash and tall crowned hat. Wearing white trousers and tall black boots with gold spurs, he faces the grey horse in front of him and points with his right hand. His back is to the viewer. He stands on a rocky outcrop with sparse grasses. The image is surrounded by a wide white margin, with the chop mark of the print shop, Workshop Inc. in the lower left corner.

Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Portfolio/Series: The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification: Visual Arts

Type: screen prints

Topic: African diaspora; Art; Colonialism; Decolonization; Freedom; French colonialism; Men; Military; Resistance; Slavery; Violence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2008.12.12

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cba3d86c-005d-4d65-b2f4-e8b60e0ac3fa

L'Ouverture

Created by: Lawrence, Jacob, American, 1917 - 2000
Subject of: Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
Printed by: Stovall, Lou, American, born 1937

Date: 1986

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 32 1/16 x 21 15/16 in. (81.5 x 55.8 cm)

Description: This silkscreen print is a left profile portrait of the general in deep red military regalia, trimmed in gold. He wears a matching red bicorn hat with a front medallion holding three white plumes. Shown from the chest up, against a forest green background, his face is turned slightly towards the viewer, part of his face in deep shadow. There is a wide white margin around the image, with the chop mark of the print shop, Workshop Inc., in the lower left corner.

Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Portfolio/Series: The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification: Visual Arts; Memorabilia and Ephemera

Type: screen prints; portraits

Topic: African diaspora; Art; Colonialism; Decolonization; Freedom; French colonialism; Men; Military; Resistance; Slavery; Violence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2008.12.1

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53049648e-539d-4eed-a49d-79662b9de5b8

The Burning

Created by: Lawrence, Jacob, American, 1917 - 2000
Subject of: Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
Printed by: Stovall, Lou, American, born 1937

Date: 1997

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 21 15/16 x 32 1/16 in. (55.8 x 81.5 cm)

Description: This silkscreen print depicts a cluster of six houses on fire. The small white and brown houses are gathered at the top of a hill surrounded by tall grasses. Each house is topped with small yellow and red flames. The sky is a mottled grey. The image is surrounded by a wide white margin, with the chop mark of the print shop, Workshop Inc. in the lower left corner.

Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Portfolio/Series: The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification: Visual Arts

Type: screen prints

Topic: African diaspora; Art; Colonialism; Decolonization; Freedom; French colonialism; Men; Military; Resistance; Slavery; Violence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2008.12.14

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd519dc398c-1f52-4072-8acf-18ffb55d4590

To Preserve Their Freedom

Created by: Lawrence, Jacob, American, 1917 - 2000
Subject of: Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
Printed by: Stovall, Lou, American, born 1937

Date: 1988

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 22 x 32 1/16 in. (55.9 x 81.5 cm)

Description: This silkscreen print depicts five individuals shown running from right to left and carrying rifles. One man, wearing blue pants, turns back the way he came, raising his left hand with an object in it. A spray of red emanates from his chest. The five people are shown running through tall grasses. The image is surrounded by a wide white margin, with the chop mark of the print shop, Workshop Inc. in the lower left corner.

Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Portfolio/Series: The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification: Visual Arts

Type: screen prints

Topic: African diaspora; Art; Colonialism; Decolonization; Freedom; French colonialism; Men; Military; Resistance; Slavery; Violence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2008.12.6

Usage: Usage conditions apply

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5157dc76d-4d5a-4283-8a9e-131f2a09a2e4

Toussaint at Ennery

Created by: Lawrence, Jacob, American, 1917 - 2000
Subject of: Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
Printed by: Stovall, Lou, American, born 1937

Date: 1989

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 22 x 32 1/16 in. (55.9 x 81.5 cm)

Description: This silkscreen print depicts ranks of soldiers mounted on horseback. Riding from left to right, the soldiers wear brown coats with long tails, tall blue hats, and long curved swords slung from their shoulders. The soldiers are arranged in a row of five across. The horses gallop through flames of various colors that flicker in the foreground. The image is surrounded by a wide white margin, with the chop mark of the print shop, Workshop Inc. in the lower left corner.