Jacob Lawrence, 1917-2000

Artist Overview

Artist name:Jacob Lawrence

1917–2000
Place of Birth: Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Date of Birth: September 7, 1917
Place of Death: Seattle, Washington, United States
Date of Death: June 9, 2000

Works of Art: 23

Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), The Builders: The Family
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000)
1974
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), John Brown, a man who had a fanatical belief that he was chosen by God to overthrow black slavery in America.
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), For forty years John Brown reflected on the hopeless and miserable conditions of the slaves.
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), His ventures failing him, he accepted poverty.
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), John Brown, while tending his flock in Ohio, first communicated with his sons and daughters his plans of attacking slavery by force.
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), John Brown formed an organization among the colored people of the Adirondack woods to resist the capture of any fugitive slaves.
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), To the people he found worthy of trust, he communicated his plans.
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), Kansas was now the skirmish ground of the Civil War.
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), Those pro-slavery were murdered by those anti-slavery.
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), John Brown took to guerrilla warfare.
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), John Brown’s victory at Black Jack drove those pro-slavery to new fury, and those who were anti-slavery to new efforts.
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), John Brown collected money from sympathizers and friends to carry out his plans.
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), John Brown made many trips to Canada organizing for his assault on Harper’s Ferry.
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), In spite of a price on his head, John Brown in 1859 liberated twelve negroes from a Missouri plantation.
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), John Brown remained a full winter in Canada, drilling negroes for his coming raid on Harper’s Ferry.
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), July 3, 1850. John Brown stocked an old barn with guns and ammunition. He was ready to strike his first blow at slavery.
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), Sunday, October 16, 1859. John Brown with a company of 21 men, white and black, marched on Harper’s Ferry.
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), John Brown held Harper’s Ferry for twelve hours. His defeat was a few hours off.
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), After John Brown’s capture, he was put on trial for his life in Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia).
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950), John Brown was found “guilty of treason and murder in the first degree” and was hanged in Charles Town, Virginia, on December 2, 1859.
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000); Ives-Sillman, Inc. (1958–1978); Founders Society of the Detroit Institute of Arts (founded 1919); Sirocco Screenprinters (founded 1950)
1974–1977

Exhibitions: 46

Erin Barnett, curator
Rachel Epp Buller, curator
Douglas Steward, curator
1999