Jacob Lawrence
The 1920's ... the Migrants arrive and cast their Ballots

The 1920's ... the Migrants arrive and cast their Ballots

© The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

The 1920's ... the Migrants arrive and cast their Ballots
The 1920's ... the Migrants arrive and cast their Ballots
ArtistAmerican, 1917–2000
Print studioNew Haven
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The 1920's ... the Migrants arrive and cast their Ballots
  • from Kent Bicentennial Portfolio "Spirit of Independence"
Datecopyright 1975
PlaceUnited States
MediumScreenprint in colors on wove paper, edition 51/125
DimensionsImage: 32 1/16 × 24 7/16 in. (81.5 × 62 cm)
Sheet: 34 7/16 × 25 7/8 in. (87.5 × 65.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lorillard
Object number75.583.8
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 3—September 5, 1976.

"The Rhythm of Life: Bearden, Gwathmey, and Lawrence," The Alexandria Museum/Visual Art Center, LA, January 25—July 30, 1984.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, below matrix, bottom right: Jacob Lawrence – 1947 [cursive]
Recto: Titled in graphite, below matrix, bottom center: The 1920's ... the Migrants arrive and cast their Ballots [cursive]
Inscription: Recto: Editioned in graphite, below matrix, bottom left: 51/125

Recto: Chopmark, below matrix, bottom right: [printer’s chopmark]

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