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Artwork Information

The Libraries Are Appreciated, 1943, by Jacob Lawrence

This painting depicts the 124th Street branch of the New York Public Library, located in the heart of Jacob Lawrence’s Harlem neighborhood

The Libraries Are Appreciated, 1943, by Jacob Lawrence | Philadelphia Museum of Art