Title |
Harriet Tubman series, panel 2 |
Creator |
Jacob Lawrence |
Creator Nationality |
American |
Style Period |
20th Century Art; Modern Art |
Description |
I am no friend of slavery, but I prefer the liberty of my own country to that of another people, and the liberty of my own race. The liberty of the descendants of Africa in the United States in incompatible with the safety and liberty of European descendants. Their slavery forms an exception (resulting froma. stern and inexorable necessity) to the general liberty in the United States" -Henry Clay |
Subject |
African American Art; Harlem Renaissance; History |
Creation Date |
1938 - 1940 CE |
Form |
painting |
Medium |
casein tempera on hardboard |
Dimensions |
17-7/8 x 12 in. |
Repository |
Hampton University Museum, Hampton, VA (United States) |
Source |
Jacob Lawrence: The Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman series of 1938-40. Ellen Hawkins Wheat. Hampton University Museum and University of Washington Press, Seattle, 1991. |
Work ID |
24539 |
Rights |
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s61p27mf |
Setname |
uu_aah_art |
ID |
1369267 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61p27mf |