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Migration Series No.12: The railroad stations were at times so crowded with people leaving that special guards had to be called to keep order, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.12: The railroad stations were at times so crowded with people leaving that special guards had to be called to keep order Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.14: For African Americans there was no justice in the southern courts, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.14: For African Americans there was no justice in the southern courts Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.16: After a lynching the migration quickened, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.16: After a lynching the migration quickened Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.18: The migration gained in momentum, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.18: The migration gained in momentum Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.20: In many of the communities the Black press was read with great interest. It encouraged the movement, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.20: In many of the communities the Black press was read with great interest. It encouraged the movement Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.22: Migrants left. They did not feel safe. It was not wise to be found on the streets late at night. They were arrested on the slightest provocation, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.22: Migrants left. They did not feel safe. It was not wise to be found on the streets late at night. They were arrested on the slightest provocation Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.24: Their children were forced to work in the fields. They could not go to school, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.24: Their children were forced to work in the fields. They could not go to school Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.26:  And people all over the South continued to discuss this great movement, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.26: And people all over the South continued to discuss this great movement Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.28: The labor agent sent south by northern industry was a familiar presence in the Black communities, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.28: The labor agent sent south by northern industry was a familiar presence in the Black communities Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.30: In every southern home people met to decide whether or not to go north, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.30: In every southern home people met to decide whether or not to go north Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.32: The railroad stations in the South were crowded with northbound travelers, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.32: The railroad stations in the South were crowded with northbound travelers Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.34: The Black press urged the people to leave the South, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.34: The Black press urged the people to leave the South Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.36: Migrants arrived in Chicago, the gateway to the West, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.36: Migrants arrived in Chicago, the gateway to the West Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.38: They also worked on the railroads, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.38: They also worked on the railroads Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.40: The migrants arrived in great numbers, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.40: The migrants arrived in great numbers Jacob Lawrence, 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 Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.44: But living conditions were better in the North, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.44: But living conditions were better in the North Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.46: Industries boarded their workers in unhealthy quarters. Labor camps were numerous, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.46: Industries boarded their workers in unhealthy quarters. Labor camps were numerous Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.48: Housing was a serious problem, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.48: Housing was a serious problem Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.50: Race riots were numerous. White workers were hostile toward the migrant who had been hired to break strikes, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.50: Race riots were numerous. White workers were hostile toward the migrant who had been hired to break strikes Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.52: One of the most violent race riots occurred in East St. Louis, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.52: One of the most violent race riots occurred in East St. Louis Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.54: For the migrants, the church was the center of life, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.54: For the migrants, the church was the center of life Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.56:  The African American professionals were forced to follow their clients in order to make a living, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.56: The African American professionals were forced to follow their clients in order to make a living Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.58: In the North the African American had more educational opportunities, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.58: In the North the African American had more educational opportunities Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Migration Series No.60: And the migrants kept coming, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.60: And the migrants kept coming Jacob Lawrence, 1940 – 1941

Poem Object, André Breton

Poem Object André Breton, 1941

Woman in an Armchair, Pablo Picasso

Woman in an Armchair Pablo Picasso, 1941

Abraham Lincoln, the Great Emancipator, Pardons the Sentry, Horace Pippin

Abraham Lincoln, the Great Emancipator, Pardons the Sentry Horace Pippin, 1942

Homesteaders, William H. Johnson

Homesteaders William H. Johnson, 1942

Broadway Boogie Woogie, Piet Mondrian

Broadway Boogie Woogie Piet Mondrian, 1942 – 1943

The Jungle, Wifredo Lam

The Jungle Wifredo Lam, 1943

1944-N No. 2, Clyfford Still

1944-N No. 2 Clyfford Still, 1944

Figure, Clyfford Still

Figure Clyfford Still, 1944

The Leaf of the Artichoke is an Owl, Arshile Gorky

The Leaf of the Artichoke is an Owl Arshile Gorky, 1944

Untitled, Barnett Newman

Untitled Barnett Newman, 1945

Agony, Arshile Gorky

Agony Arshile Gorky, 1947

Number 43, Ad Reinhardt

Number 43 Ad Reinhardt, 1947

On Time Off Time, Dorothea Tanning

On Time Off Time Dorothea Tanning, 1948

Onement, I, Barnett Newman

Onement, I Barnett Newman, 1948

Number 107, Ad Reinhardt

Number 107 Ad Reinhardt, 1950

Study for "La Combe II", Ellsworth Kelly

Study for "La Combe II" Ellsworth Kelly, 1950

The Wild, Barnett Newman

The Wild Barnett Newman, 1950

1951-T No. 3, Clyfford Still

1951-T No. 3 1951

The City, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva

The City Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, 1950 – 1951

Triangle Form, Ellsworth Kelly

Triangle Form Ellsworth Kelly, 1951

Vir Heroicus Sublimis, Barnett Newman

Vir Heroicus Sublimis Barnett Newman, 1950 – 1951

Sharecropper, Elizabeth Catlett

Sharecropper Elizabeth Catlett, 1952

Woman, II, Willem de Kooning

Woman, II Willem de Kooning, 1952

Linear Construction in Space no. 3, with Red, Naum Gabo

Linear Construction in Space no. 3, with Red Naum Gabo, 1952 – 1953

White Light, Jackson Pollock

White Light Jackson Pollock, 1954

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