...is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the prices of chains and slavery? Patrick Henry-1775
- Expressionism
- 1955
- 31.0 x 41.0 cm
The title of this panel is drawn from a speech delivered by Virginia statesman Patrick Henry defending the colonial cause. Its reference to enslavement galvanized patriots to demand liberty from the British—an argument hypocritical to some, coming from a Southern enslaver. In the painting, Lawrence dramatically positioned a figure at top left, gesticulating above a rallying crowd. The man also clutches a rifle that undergirds raised fists, including one blocking a woman and child from a bayonet. Faces of all tonalities focus intently on the speaker amid the chaotic scene, which the dynamic composition reinforces. At right, a dark wall with red drips foreshadows the bloody struggles to come.
جاكوب لورانس (1917 – 2000)
اكتشف جاكوب لورانس (1917-2000)، الفنان الأمريكي الأفريقي المحوري في نهضة هارلم. اشتهر بأسلوب 'التكعيبية الديناميكية' وتصويره القوي للحياة السوداء والتاريخ والعدالة الاجتماعية.
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- العنوان: ...is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the prices of chains and slavery? Patrick Henry-1775
- الفنان: جاكوب لورانس
- السنة: 1955
- الأبعاد الأصلية: 31.0 x 41.0 cm
- النمط: Landscape
- حالة حقوق النشر: محمي بموجب حقوق الطبع والنشر
- الفترة الإبداعية: Mature Period
- سياق المتن: social critique , challenging racial injustice
- الكلمات المفتاحية: impasto texture art , dark red color palette , revolutionary art
- درجة اللون: Amber to Saffron