Object Details
Created by
Jacob Lawrence, American, 1917 - 2000
Subject of
Toussaint Louverture, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
Printed by
Lou Stovall, American, 1937 - 2023
Description
This silkscreen print is a left profile portrait of the general in deep red military regalia, trimmed in gold. He wears a matching red bicorn hat with a front medallion holding three white plumes. Shown from the chest up, against a forest green background, his face is turned slightly towards the viewer, part of his face in deep shadow. There is a wide white margin around the image, with the chop mark of the print shop, Workshop Inc., in the lower left corner.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1986
Object number
2008.12.1
Restrictions & Rights
© 2020 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
screen prints
portraits
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 32 1/16 x 21 15/16 in. (81.5 x 55.8 cm)
Place printed
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series
The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture
Classification
Visual Arts
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
African diaspora
Art
Colonialism
Decolonization
Freedom
French colonialism
Men
Military
Resistance
Slavery
Violence
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2008.12.1