| Title |
Harriet Tubman series, panel 16 |
| Creator |
Jacob Lawrence |
| Creator Nationality |
American |
| Style Period |
20th Century Art; Modern Art |
| Description |
Harriet Tubman spent many hours at the office of William Still, the loft headquarters of the antislavery Vigilance Committee in Philadelphia. Here, she pored over maps and discussed plans with the keen, educated young secretary of that mysterious organization, the Underground Railroad, whose main branches stretched like a great network from the Mississippi River to the coast. |
| 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 |
24553 |
| Rights |
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6769nts |
| Setname |
uu_aah_art |
| ID |
1369281 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6769nts |
