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.47: As the migrant population grew, good housing became scarce. Workers were forced to live in overcrowded and dilapidated tenement houses, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.47: As the migrant population grew, good housing became scarce. Workers were forced to live in overcrowded and dilapidated tenement houses 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.49: They found discrimination in the North. It was a different kind, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.49: They found discrimination in the North. It was a different kind 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.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 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.53:  African Americans, long-time residents of northern cities, met the migrants with aloofness and disdain, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.53: African Americans, long-time residents of northern cities, met the migrants with aloofness and disdain 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.55: The migrants, having moved suddenly into a crowded and unhealthy environment, soon contracted tuberculosis. The death rate rose, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.55: The migrants, having moved suddenly into a crowded and unhealthy environment, soon contracted tuberculosis. The death rate rose 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.57: The female workers were the last to arrive north, Jacob Lawrence

Migration Series No.57: The female workers were the last to arrive north 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.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 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

Pueblo Craftsmen, Palace of the Governor Santa Fe, Pablita Velarde

Pueblo Craftsmen, Palace of the Governor Santa Fe Pablita Velarde, 1941

Red Hill and Bones, Georgia O'Keeffe

Red Hill and Bones Georgia O'Keeffe, 1941

The Magic Flower Game, Dorothea Tanning

The Magic Flower Game Dorothea Tanning, 1941

Woman in an Armchair, Pablo Picasso

Woman in an Armchair Pablo Picasso, 1941

Workers, Claude Clark

Workers Claude Clark, 1941

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

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

After Xhorkum, Arshile Gorky

After Xhorkum Arshile Gorky, 1940 – 1942

American Gothic, Gordon Parks

American Gothic Gordon Parks, 1942

Ardhanarishvara, Nandalal Bose

Ardhanarishvara Nandalal Bose, 1942

Blue Animal with Five Figures, Bill Traylor

Blue Animal with Five Figures Bill Traylor, 1939 – 1942

Brown House with Multiple Figures and Birds, Bill Traylor

Brown House with Multiple Figures and Birds Bill Traylor, 1939 – 1942

Flowers, Giorgio Morandi

Flowers Giorgio Morandi, 1942

For contemplation, Albert Gleizes

For contemplation Albert Gleizes, 1942

Homesteaders, William H. Johnson

Homesteaders William H. Johnson, 1942

I Saluted at Six Paces Commandant Lefebvre des Noëttes, André Breton

I Saluted at Six Paces Commandant Lefebvre des Noëttes André Breton, 1942

Mining in the Basin, Théo Kerg

Mining in the Basin Théo Kerg, 1942

Mrs. Ella Watson, Gordon Parks

Mrs. Ella Watson Gordon Parks, 1942

Negro Women In Her Bedroom, Gordon Parks

Negro Women In Her Bedroom Gordon Parks, 1942

Nighthawks, Edward Hopper

Nighthawks Edward Hopper, 1942

On the Plains, Zlatyu Boyadzhiev

On the Plains Zlatyu Boyadzhiev, 1942

Portrait of Paul Robeson, Gordon Parks

Portrait of Paul Robeson Gordon Parks, 1942

Photographers from the Negro press, Gordon Parks

Photographers from the Negro press Gordon Parks, 1942

Portrait of Mrs. Hasellter, Leonor Fini

Portrait of Mrs. Hasellter Leonor Fini, 1942

Sunflowers, Irma Stern

Sunflowers Irma Stern, 1942

The Antipope, Max Ernst

The Antipope Max Ernst, 1941 – 1942

The Cathedrals of Art, Florine Stettheimer

The Cathedrals of Art Florine Stettheimer, 1942

The Patience, Georges Braque

The Patience Georges Braque, 1942

The Sea Chest, Adolph Gottlieb

The Sea Chest Adolph Gottlieb, 1942

Time and Again, Yves Tanguy

Time and Again Yves Tanguy, 1942

Untitled, Mark Rothko

Untitled Mark Rothko, 1942

Untitled (Radio), Bill Traylor

Untitled (Radio) Bill Traylor, 1940 – 1942

Untitled (Red Goat with Snake), Bill Traylor

Untitled (Red Goat with Snake) Bill Traylor, 1939 – 1942

Young Arab, Irma Stern

Young Arab Irma Stern, 1942

A Little Night Music, Dorothea Tanning

A Little Night Music Dorothea Tanning, 1943

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