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From the Harlem series, No. 28
The Harlem Branch Library of the New York Public Library at 9 West 124th Street
Jacob Lawrence, American, 1917 - 2000
Geography:
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1943Medium:
Opaque watercolor over graphite on textured cream wove paperDimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 21 5/8 inches (37.5 × 54.9 cm)Copyright:
© 2014 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
1963-181-40Credit Line:
The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1963
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1943Medium:
Opaque watercolor over graphite on textured cream wove paperDimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 21 5/8 inches (37.5 × 54.9 cm)Copyright:
© 2014 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
* Special Exhibition Galleries, first floor (Dorrance Galleries)
Accession Number:1963-181-40Credit Line:
The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1963
A replica of this work is featured in Inside Out, a series of outdoor exhibitions throughout the region.
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