The Libraries Are Appreciated

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The Libraries Are Appreciated

1943

Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917–2000)

This scene is one of thirty images of Harlem by the noted African American painter Jacob Lawrence. Exhibited at The Downtown Gallery, New York, in 1943, the series depicts the rich contrasts of life in that section of Manhattan during World War II, with its poverty and its amusements, its home life and its street activities.

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Object Details

Title:

The Libraries Are Appreciated
From the Harlem series, No. 28, The Harlem Branch Library of the New York Public Library at 9 West 124th Street

Date:

1943

Artist:

Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917–2000)

Medium:

Opaque watercolor over graphite on textured cream wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet (sight): 13 9/16 × 20 15/16 inches (34.5 × 53.2 cm)

Classification:

Drawings

Credit Line:

The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1963

Accession Number:

1963-181-40

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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