Title |
Harriet Tubman series, panel 9 |
Creator |
Jacob Lawrence |
Creator Nationality |
American |
Style Period |
20th Century Art; Modern Art |
Description |
Harriet Tubman dreamt of freedom ("Arise! Flee for you life!"), and in the visions of the night she saw the horsemen coming. Beckoning hands were ever motioning her to come, and she seemed to see a line dividing the land of slavery from the land of freedom. |
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 |
24546 |
Rights |
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s64f5z5z |
Setname |
uu_aah_art |
ID |
1369274 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64f5z5z |