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The Birth, from the Toussaint L'Ouverture Series
The Birth, from the Toussaint L'Ouverture Series
Object number2011.14

The Birth, from the Toussaint L'Ouverture Series

Portfolio/SeriesToussaint L'Ouverture
Date1986
Artist (American, 1917-2000)
CultureAmerican
MediumScreenprint on Baionbridge 2-ply rag paper
Edition8/ 100
DimensionsSheet: 32 5/16 x 22 1/16 in. (82 x 56 cm)
Image: 28 3/8 x 18 1/2 in. (72 x 47 cm)
Matted: 37 3/8 x 27 3/16 in. (95 x 69 cm)
Credit LineGift of Barbara Johnston Rintala, class of 1962, in honor of Carole Merritt, class of 1962
On View
Not on view
Period20th c
Classification(s)
SignedSigned and dated (in margin, at bottom right, in pencil: Jacob Lawrence / 1986
InscribedInscribed (in margin, at bottom center, in pencil): The Birth; (in margin, at bottom left, in pencil): 8/100 (with chop/embossed stamp).
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