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 depicts a mass of troops moving from the left to the right wearing brown coats, white pants and light colored tall hats, the soldiers carry long guns over their shoulders. They lean forwrad intently, eyes visible, as they march. There is tall grass in the foreground. The image is surrounded by a wide white margin, 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
1995
Object number
2008.12.10
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
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 22 1/8 x 32 1/16 in. (56.2 x 81.5 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_2008.12.10