Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 1: Columbus discovered Haiti on December 6, 1492. The discovery was on Columbus' first trip to the New World. He is shown planting the official Spanish flag, under which he sailed. The priest shows the influence of the Church upon people

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Title Toussaint L'Ouverture series, panel no. 1: Columbus discovered Haiti on December 6, 1492. The discovery was on Columbus' first trip to the New World. He is shown planting the official Spanish flag, under which he sailed. The priest shows the influence of the Church upon people
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 24497
Rights In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
ARK ark:/87278/s6qz6hqk
Setname uu_aah_art
ID 1367092
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qz6hqk
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