People on the Move: Beauty and Struggle in Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series
Curator’s Perspective
In conjunction with the fall special exhibition, Curator Elsa Smithgall discusses Lawrence’s Migration Series and the themes of struggle and freedom represented in the 60 panels that continue to resonate in the human experience.
Jacob Lawrence, Panel 1: During World War I there was a great migration north by southern African Americans (1940–41)
Jacob Lawrence, Panel 19: There had always been discrimination (1940–41)
Jacob Lawrence, Panel 31: The migrants found improved housing when they arrived north.
Jacob Lawrence, Panel 49: They found discrimination in the North. It was a different kind.
Event Details
In conjunction with the exhibition People on the Move: Beauty and Struggle in Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series, Curator Elsa Smithgall discusses Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series and the themes of struggle and freedom represented in the 60 panels that continue to resonate in the human experience.