Harriet Tubman series, panel 25

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Title Harriet Tubman series, panel 25
Creator Jacob Lawrence
Creator Nationality American
Style Period 20th Century Art; Modern Art
Description Harriet Tubman was one of John Brown's friends. John Brown and Frederick Douglass crossed into Canada and arrived at the town of St. Catharines, a settlement of fugitive slaves, former "freight" of the Underground Railroad. Here, Douglass had arranged a meeting with "Moses." She was Harriet Tubman: huge, deepest ebony, muscled as a giant, with a small close-curled head and anguished eyes - this was the woman John Brown came to for help. "I will help," she said.
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 24562
Rights In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
ARK ark:/87278/s62k0kbh
Setname uu_aah_art
ID 1369290
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62k0kbh
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