Jacob Lawrence (1917 – 2000) photograph by Carl Van Vechten, 1941. Artist, educator, muralist, painter, and social realist. Jacob Lawrence is best known for his panel series The Migration of the Negro,1940–41, sixty panels.
Jacob Lawrence, The Migration Series, Panel 1, “During World War I there was a great migration north by southern African Americans.” 1940–41, Casein tempera on hardboard, 12 x 18 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
Jacob Lawrence, The Migration Series, Panel 3, “During World War I there was a great migration north by southern African Americans.” 1940–41, Casein tempera on hardboard, 12 x 18 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
Jacob Lawrence, The Migration Series, Panel 12, “During World War I there was a great migration north by southern African Americans.” 1940–41, Casein tempera on hardboard, 12 x 18 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
Jacob Lawrence, The Migration Series, Panel 17, “During World War I there was a great migration north by southern African Americans.” 1940–41, Casein tempera on hardboard, 12 x 18 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
Jacob Lawrence, The Migration Series, Panel 23, “During World War I there was a great migration north by southern African Americans.” 1940–41, Casein tempera on hardboard, 12 x 18 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
