Friday, October 15, 2010

Miz Art ~ Jacob Lawrence's "The Great Migration"


"Through a series of paintings, in The Great Migration, Jacob Lawrence illustrates the mass exodus of African-Americans who moved to the North in search for a better life. Lawrence's parents were among those who migrated between 1916-1919, considered the first wave of the migration.

Lawrence himself was not a direct witness to the migration, but his artistic talent prompted his teachers and friends to persuade him to express those events in paintings. Subsequently, after extensive research, Lawrence gathered enough information about the migration to compile a story in paintings about the subject."

Source: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/history/odonnell/w1010/edit/migration/migration.html


Miz Art Number Three:

Many African Americans fled the South because of discrimination, segregation, and violence. Define and discuss discrimination. How does Lawrence address discrimination and segregation in The Migration Series? View Jacob Lawrence's migration series at the website below to find your answer:

http://www.phillipscollection.org/migration_series/flash/experience.cfm

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