Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series explores the hopes, desires, fears and realities of The Great Migration. Lawrence not only paved the way for contemporary African American artists, but many of the themes he portrayed can be found in issues facing society today.
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While Jacob Lawrence created The Migration Series in 1940, the lessons and themes of that historic event still resonate today.Explore modern challenges facing society today through the lens of “The Migration Series.”
Jacob Lawrence wrote captions for The Migration Series originally in 1940–41 and updated them in 1993.Explore the original and revised captions Lawrence created.
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