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The Builders (Poster)
197437 x 24 in. (94 x 61 cm)
Jacob Lawrence
United States (Atlantic City, NJ, 1917 - 2000, Seattle, WA)
Object Type:
Print
Medium and Support:
Color serigraph
Credit Line:
Gift of the Whitney Museum of American Art
Accession Number:
SC74.4
Location: Not currently on view
Exhibition poster from the Whitney Museum of American Art, May 16 - July 7, 1974
Lawrence said about the theme of "The Builders": "The Builders came from my own observation of the human condition. If you look at a work closely, you see that it incorporates things other than the builders, like a street scene, or a family."
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Lawrence said about the theme of "The Builders": "The Builders came from my own observation of the human condition. If you look at a work closely, you see that it incorporates things other than the builders, like a street scene, or a family."
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Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Peter T. Nesbett. Jacob Lawrence: The Complete Prints (1963-2000): A Catalogue Raisonné. Seattle, WA: Francine Seders Gallery Ltd., in association with University of Washington Press, 2001.
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Jacob Lawrence: Over the Line
In conjunction with the exhibition Jacob Lawrence: Over the Line at the Phillips Collection, this website explores the life and work of Jacob Lawrence. Teaching Resources and artwork by children inspired by Lawrence are also included in this website.