On View
Not on viewObject number2008.15.3
Legend of John Brown #3: For twelve years John Brown engaged in land speculations and wool merchandising. All this to make some money for his greater work which was the abolishment of slavery.
Artist
Jacob Lawrence
(American, 1917-2000)
Date1977
Mediumcolor screenprint
Dimensionsimage: 14 × 20 in. (35.6 × 50.8 cm)
sheet: 20 × 25 3/4 in. (50.8 × 65.4 cm)
mat: 24 × 30 in. (61 × 76.2 cm)
sheet: 20 × 25 3/4 in. (50.8 × 65.4 cm)
mat: 24 × 30 in. (61 × 76.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor
Exhibition History"Embracing Diverse Voices: African-American Art in the Collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts," KIA Galleries 3&4 (Oct. 3 - Nov. 29, 2009).
"Embracing Diverse Voices: 80 Years of African-American Art," KIA Traveling Exhibition, Bakersfield Museum of Art (Dec. 13, 2012 – Mar. 10, 2013).
"Embracing Diverse Voices: 90 Years of African-American Art," KIA Traveling Exhibition, Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, TX (January 17 - March 20, 2016).
"Embracing Diverse Voices: A Century of African-American Art," KIA Traveling Exhibition, North Carolina Central University Art Museum (October 7 - December 12, 2016).
"Resilience: African American Artists as Agents of Change," at the KIA (September 14, 2019 - February 16, 2020)
"Resilience: African American Artists as Agents of Change," [Travel Version] at the Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, MI (June 6, 2021 - August, 15, 2021)