Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Sherrilyn Ifill, and Cornell Brooks at “Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series and the Legacy of Jim Crow: The Long History of the Artist’s Concerns” on April 15, 2015, at the ...

While museums around the globe are closed to the public, we are spotlighting each day an inspiring exhibition that was previously on view. Even if you can’t see it in person, allow us to give you a ...

Jacob Lawrence, 1917-2000, is an American artists known for his colorful and emotional artwork depicting various struggles of African-Americans, including civil rights confrontations and the fight for ...

Among the mysteries of recent art history is the whereabouts of many works by the great African American painter Jacob Lawrence. An industry that did not properly value Black artists’ contributions ...

A painting by the American modernist painter Jacob Lawrence that was thought to be lost for six decades has now been found — with the help of a museum visitor. The work is one of five panels missing ...

A long-long painting by American artist Jacob Lawrence just got the ultimate redemption. After missing for six decades, the work is now on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art—and the institution ...

The series, completed when Lawrence was only 21 years old, consists of 41 paintings depicting scenes from the life of Toussaint L’Ouverture. The hero of the Haitian Revolution, L’Ouverture led the ...

On “One-Way Ticket: Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series and Other Visions of the Great Movement North” at MOMA and “Struggle . . . From The History of the American People” at the Phillips Collection.

Jacob Lawrence was a pioneer. His “Migration” series, painted when he was 23, was the first work by a black American artist to be purchased by the Museum of Modern Art; his career stretched from the ...

Jacob Lawrence’s paintings — with their brilliant colors; sharp, clear shapes; and free and dashing lines — convey a sense of exuberant joy. At the same time, they illustrate the sometimes dark and ...