- Created by
- Lawrence, Jacob, American, 1917 - 2000
- Subject of
- Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
- Printed by
- Stovall, Lou, American, 1937 - 2023
- 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. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




