The 1920's...The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots

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The 1920's...The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots

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The 1920's...The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots,

1974, printed 1975

Jacob Lawrence, American, 1917–2000
Printed at Ives-Sillman Publications
x1976-286
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Online Collection Sets: African American Prints

Information

Title
The 1920's...The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots
Dates

1974, printed 1975

Maker
Jacob Lawrence
Medium

Color screenprint

Dimensions

plate: 81.2 x 63.2 cm. (31 15/16 x 24 7/8 in.)
sheet: 87.3 x 66 cm. (34 3/8 x 26 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Lorillard, a Division of Loews Theatres, Inc.

Object Number
x1976-286
Place Made

North America, United States, Connecticut, New Haven

Inscription

Numbered in graphite, lower left, recto: 9//125
Titled in graphite, lower center: The 1920s...The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots
Signed and dated lower right, recto: Jacob Lawrence – 1974

Reference Numbers
Nesbett L74-3
Culture
American
Type
prints, screen prints
Materials
lithographic ink, paper (fiber product)
Techniques
screen printing, mounting
Subject
figures (representations), voters, keys (adjusting equipment), men, women

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