Frederick Douglass series
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The Frederick Douglass series is a sequence of narrative paintings by Jacob Lawrence that visually chronicles the life, struggles, and achievements of the abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative art cycle
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painting series ⓘ |
| about |
African American leadership
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abolitionism ⓘ civil rights history ⓘ racial justice in the United States ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
commemorate abolitionist struggle
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educate viewers about Frederick Douglass ⓘ highlight African American resilience ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Jacob Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Civil War era
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Reconstruction era challenges ⓘ abolitionist movement in the United States ⓘ achievements of Frederick Douglass ⓘ emancipation of enslaved African Americans ⓘ escape from slavery ⓘ life of Frederick Douglass ⓘ oratory of Frederick Douglass NERFINISHED ⓘ political activism of Frederick Douglass ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ struggles of Frederick Douglass ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
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narrative painting ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle |
bold color contrasts
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flat color fields ⓘ sequential storytelling ⓘ simplified figures ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialIntention | to present Black history in visual form ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual panel paintings ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African American history
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Harlem Renaissance art ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Frederick Douglass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Harlem Renaissance tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Frederick Douglass as a statesman
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Frederick Douglass as an abolitionist leader ⓘ Frederick Douglass as an author ⓘ Frederick Douglass as an orator ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Harriet Tubman series
NERFINISHED
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The Migration Series NERFINISHED ⓘ Toussaint L’Ouverture series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
gouache
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paper ⓘ tempera ⓘ |
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