Created by
Lawrence, Jacob, American, 1917 - 2000
Subject of
Brown, John, American, 1800 - 1859
Printed by
Ives-Sillman, Inc., American, founded 1966
Date
1977
Medium
printing ink on printing paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 14 × 20 in. (35.6 × 50.8 cm)
H x W (sheet): 18 1/2 × 25 1/2 in. (47 × 64.8 cm)
Description
A screen print from the series “The Legend of John Brown” by Jacob Lawrence. The print depicts John Brown with his back to the viewer holding a rifle in his proper left hand. Brown is standing in front of two rows of Black men wearing winter clothing, six men in the front row and five in the back row. Three men also hold rifles.
On the front of the print, the artist wrote the series number and edition in the lower left corner [#17 9/60] and signed and dated in the lower right corner [Jacob Lawrence 1977].
Place printed
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
Place captured
Canada, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
The Legend of John Brown
Classification
Visual Arts
Movement
Abolitionist movement
Type
lithographs
Topic
Art
Resistance
Slavery
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Carroll Parrott Blue
Object number
2023.39.26
Restrictions & Rights
© Estate of Jacob Lawrence
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd570c91e79-8a1e-449c-855c-bddb6e9ebfd2

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