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Jacob Lawrence

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Fan account of Jacob Lawrence, an African-American painter known for his portrayal of African-American life. 1917-2000 Automated #artbot thanks to @andreitr.bsky.social and @botfrens.bsky.social

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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 18h
In many of the communities the Negro press was read continually because of its attitude and its encouragement of the movement www.moma.org/collection/works/78528
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pool Parlor www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/p…
Pool Parlor
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Negro was the largest source of labor to be found after all others had been exhausted www.moma.org/collection/works/78538
Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
War Series: Another Patrol www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/w…
War Series: Another Patrol
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Virginia Interior www.artic.edu/artworks/64383
Mary and Earle Ludgin Collection
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Library www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/t…
The Library
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Housing for the Negroes was a very difficult problem www.moma.org/collection/works/78543
Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
War Series: Shipping Out www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/w…
War Series: Shipping Out
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Migration of the Negro, Panel 1 www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/t…
The Migration of the Negro, Panel 1
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Firewood #55 www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/f…
Firewood #55
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The March from the series The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture www.moma.org/collection/works/91562
John B. Turner Fund
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The trains were packed continually with migrants www.moma.org/collection/works/78549
Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
They were very poor www.moma.org/collection/works/78552
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Industries attempted to board their labor in quarters that were oftentimes very unhealthy. Labor camps were numerous www.moma.org/collection/works/78542
Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Bootleg Whiskey—You Can Buy Bootleg Whiskey for Twenty-five Cents a Quart, from the series Harlem www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/b…
Bootleg Whiskey—You Can Buy Bootleg Whiskey for Twenty-five Cents a Quart, from the series Harlem
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New Jersey, from the United States Series www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/n…
New Jersey, from the United States Series
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
They did not always leave because they were promised work in the North. Many of them left because of Southern conditions, one of them being great floods that ruined the crops, and therefore they were unable to make a living where they... www.moma.org/collection/works/78551
Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Home Chores www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/h…
Home Chores
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Builders #1 www.slam.org/collection/objects/212…
Builders #1
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Living conditions were better in the North www.moma.org/collection/works/78541
Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Photographer www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/t…
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Another of the social causes of the migrants' leaving was that at times they did not feel safe, or it was not the best thing to be found on the streets late at night. They were arrested on the slightest provocation www.moma.org/collection/works/78529
Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
War Series: The Letter www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/w…
War Series: The Letter
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Confrontation at the Bridge from the series Not Songs of Loyalty Alone: The Struggle for Personal Freedom www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/c…
Confrontation at the Bridge from the series Not Songs of Loyalty Alone: The Struggle for Personal Freedom
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The labor agent who had been sent South by Northern industry was a very familiar person in the Negro counties www.moma.org/collection/works/78532
Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
They also made it very difficult for migrants leaving the South. They often went to railroad stations and arrested the Negroes wholesale, which in turn made them miss their train www.moma.org/collection/works/78540
Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The migrants arrived in great numbers www.moma.org/collection/works/78539
Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Windows www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/w…
Windows
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Migration of the Negro, Panel 52 www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/t…
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Bar and Grill www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/b…
Bar and Grill
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Among one of the last groups to leave the South was the Negro professional who was forced to follow his clientele to make a living www.moma.org/collection/works/78547
Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Free Clinic www.artic.edu/artworks/111814
H. Karl and Nancy von Maltitz Endowment
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Tombstones www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/t…
Tombstones
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
One of the main forms of social and recreational activities in which the migrants indulged occurred in the church www.moma.org/collection/works/78546
Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
No. 2, Main Control Panel, Nerve Center of Ship www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/n…
No. 2, Main Control Panel, Nerve Center of Ship
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The Apartment www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/t…
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
They arrived in great numbers into Chicago, the gateway of the West www.moma.org/collection/works/78536
Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Dreams No. 2 www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/d…
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Sedation www.moma.org/collection/works/33186
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Kastor
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Shoemaker www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/t…
The Shoemaker
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Swearing In No. 1 www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/t…
The Swearing In No. 1
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
War Series: Alert www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/w…
War Series: Alert
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Builders www.slam.org/collection/objects/7344
The Builders
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Studio www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/t…
The Studio
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
And the migrants kept coming www.moma.org/collection/works/78550
Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The migration gained in momentum www.moma.org/collection/works/78556
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
They also worked in large numbers on the railroad www.moma.org/collection/works/78537
Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Harriet Tubman Series (Panel #4) www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/h…
Harriet Tubman Series (Panel #4)
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Self-portrait www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/s…
Self-portrait
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Jacob Lawrence @jacoblawrence.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Taboo www.wikiart.org/en/jacob-lawrence/t…
Taboo
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