Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 8: In early manhood his seemingly good nature won for him the coachmanship for Bayou de Libertas, 1963. His job as coachman gave him time to think about how to fight slavery. During this period, he taught himself to read and to write

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Title Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 8: In early manhood his seemingly good nature won for him the coachmanship for Bayou de Libertas, 1963. His job as coachman gave him time to think about how to fight slavery. During this period, he taught himself to read and to write
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 24504
Rights In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
ARK ark:/87278/s6tr079g
Setname uu_aah_art
ID 1367099
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tr079g
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