Welcome to Obelisk,
a place to discover art.
ArtistsArtworkMovementsThemesMediumsEssaysQuizzes
HomeAboutStoreDiscordMembership

Migration Series No.10: They were very poor

Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941
Migration Series No.10: They were very poor, Jacob Lawrence
Migration Series No.10: They were very poor, zoomed in
30.5 cmMigration Series No.10: They were very poor scale comparison45.7 cm

Migration Series No.10: They were very poor is a Harlem Renaissance Tempera and Hardboard Painting created by Jacob Lawrence from 1940 to 1941. It lives at the MOMA, Museum of Modern Art in New York. The image is © Estate of Jacob Lawrence / ARS, New York, and used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Political Work and Social Realism. SourceSee Migration Series No.10: They were very poor in the Kaleidoscope

Migration Series No.21: Families arrived at the station very early. They did not wish to miss their trains north, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.21: Families arrived at the station very early. They did not wish to miss their trains north

1940 – 1941
Migration Series No.42: To make it difficult for the migrants to leave, they were arrested en masse. They often missed their trains, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.42: To make it difficult for the migrants to leave, they were arrested en masse. They often missed their trains

1940 – 1941
Migration Series No.59: In the North they had the freedom to vote, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.59: In the North they had the freedom to vote

1940 – 1941
Migration Series No.15: There were lynchings, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.15: There were lynchings

1940 – 1941
Migration Series No.51: African Americans seeking to find better housing attempted to move into new areas. This resulted in the bombing of their new homes, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.51: African Americans seeking to find better housing attempted to move into new areas. This resulted in the bombing of their new homes

1940 – 1941
Blues, Archibald Motley

Blues

Archibald Motley, 1929
Badia Polyptych, Giotto di Bondone

Badia Polyptych

Giotto di Bondone, 1300
Migration Series No.1: During World War I there was a great migration north by southern African Americans, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.1: During World War I there was a great migration north by southern African Americans

1940 – 1941
Migration Series No.45: The migrants arrived in Pittsburgh, one of the great industrial centers of the North, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.45: The migrants arrived in Pittsburgh, one of the great industrial centers of the North

1940 – 1941
Poem Object, André Breton

Poem Object

André Breton, 1941
Woman in an Armchair, Pablo Picasso

Woman in an Armchair

Pablo Picasso, 1941
Girl with a rose, Lê Phổ

Girl with a rose

Lê Phổ, 1941

By continuing to browse Obelisk you agree to our Cookie Policy