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Print
The Opposition
William Gropper, 1897 - 1977
Gropper, William
United States
1897 - 1977
Male
12 1/8 x 17 in. (30.8 x 43.2 cm)
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Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1942
1942
1942
1900-2000, 20th century, lithographs, politics in art, Social Realism
Print
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1989.59
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
89.59DI1
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89.59DI#2
digital image
1/20/2006
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Print
The 1920's... The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots
Jacob Lawrence, 1917 - 2000
Lawrence, Jacob
United States
1917 - 2000
Male
34 3/8 x 26 in. (87.3 x 66 cm)
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Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1974
1974
1974
1900-2000, 20th century, Images of Black People, politics in art, serigraphs, Social Realism
Print
In 1975, Jacob Lawrence and twelve other artists were asked to respond to the question, "What does independence mean to me?" The prints made by the artists comprise the Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Spirit of Independence, commissioned in honor of the American Bicentennial.
Jacob Lawrence's parents migrated from the south to New York City, so the theme of migration was one that had great meaning to his personal history. He said, "During the post World War I period millions of black people left southern communities in the United States and migrated to northern cities. This migration reached its peak during the 1920's. Among the many advantages the migrants found in the north was the freedom to vote. In my print, migrants are represented expressing that freedom."
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Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence
1975.120.8
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Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
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75.120.8DI1
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7/22/2004
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Print
The County Election (after George Caleb Bingham)
John Sartain, (London, England, 1808 - 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Bingham, George Caleb
United States
1811 - 1879
Male
Original artist
After
Sartain, John
United States
1808 - 1897
Male
Engraver
25 5/8 x 32 3/16 in. (65.1 x 81.8 cm)
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Printer's ink
Printer's ink
Hand-colored line, stipple and mezzotint engraving on chine colle
1854
1854
1854
1800-1900, 19th century, mezzotints, politics in art
Print
This scene is a commentary on American elections as well as on a specific Election Day in 1850. On that day, in Saline County, Missouri, the artist George Caleb Bingham ran for a place in the State Legislature. E. D. Sappington, the candidate lifting his shiny top hat, was the winner. Sappington, with his workers, tried to buy votes with liquor, and because he was related to the judge and one of the clerks, the election’s outcome aroused suspicion. While Bingham did not contest the results, The County Election makes a powerful statement about his thoughts concerning the corrupt proceedings. The artist represents himself as the figure in the stovepipe hat seated on the courthouse steps, attended by a friendly dog and two men in white hats who pause to look over his shoulder.
John Sartain was a highly successful engraver and publisher. He is well-known for his mezzotints of paintings by some of America’s major artists, including Emanuel Leutze and Thomas Sully. His descendants continued to make important contributions to the world of 19th century American art.
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1991.73
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
91.73SL1
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