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 |