Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 41: Dessalines was crowned Emperor October 4, 1804, thus: Jean Jacques the First of Haiti. Dessalines, standing beside a broken chain, had the powers of dictator, as opposed to Toussaint's more liberal leadership

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Title Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 41: Dessalines was crowned Emperor October 4, 1804, thus: Jean Jacques the First of Haiti. Dessalines, standing beside a broken chain, had the powers of dictator, as opposed to Toussaint's more liberal leadership
Creator Jacob Lawrence
Creator Nationality American
Style Period 20th Century Art; Modern Art
Subject African American Art; Harlem Renaissance; History
Creation Date 1938 CE
Form painting
Medium gouache on paper
Dimensions 18.25 x 24.25 in.
Repository Amistad Research Center, New Orleans (United States)
Source Toussaint L'Ouverture: The Fight for Haiti's Freedom. Walter Dean Myers and Jacob Lawrence, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1996.
Work ID 24537
Rights In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
ARK ark:/87278/s6k11b13
Setname uu_aah_art
ID 1367132
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k11b13