Toussaint L’Ouverture series
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The Toussaint L’Ouverture series is a celebrated group of narrative paintings by Jacob Lawrence that vividly depict the life and revolutionary leadership of Haitian hero Toussaint Louverture.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative painting cycle
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painting series ⓘ |
| artStyle |
bold contour lines
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flat color planes ⓘ modernist ⓘ synthetic cubism-influenced ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | vivid color palette ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Jacob Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue
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Toussaint Louverture NERFINISHED ⓘ abolition of slavery in Saint-Domingue ⓘ betrayal and capture of Toussaint Louverture ⓘ enslaved Africans in the Caribbean ⓘ imprisonment of Toussaint Louverture in France ⓘ military campaigns of Toussaint Louverture ⓘ negotiations with France ⓘ political leadership of Toussaint Louverture ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
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narrative art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
later depictions of Toussaint Louverture
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subsequent narrative series by Jacob Lawrence ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual panel paintings ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African American history
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Caribbean history ⓘ European modernism ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Black leadership
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Haitian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Haitian independence NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-slavery struggle ⓘ colonialism in Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| movement | Harlem Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | chronological sequence ⓘ |
| portraysAs |
Toussaint Louverture as heroic leader
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Toussaint Louverture as statesman ⓘ Toussaint Louverture as strategist ⓘ |
| significance |
early major history cycle by Jacob Lawrence
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important work in Black Atlantic visual culture ⓘ pioneering visual narrative of Haitian Revolution in American art ⓘ |
| theme |
Black emancipation
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formation of a Black republic ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ revolutionary struggle ⓘ self-determination ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
gouache
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paper ⓘ tempera ⓘ |
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