Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 32: Henri Christoph, rather than surrender to LeClerc, sets fire to La Cape. Christoph, one of Toussaint's aides, sent word that the French were in Haitian waters - that he had held them off as long as possible

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Title Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 32: Henri Christoph, rather than surrender to LeClerc, sets fire to La Cape. Christoph, one of Toussaint's aides, sent word that the French were in Haitian waters - that he had held them off as long as possible
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 24528
Rights In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
ARK ark:/87278/s6qr93vg
Setname uu_aah_art
ID 1367123
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qr93vg
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