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Bildspel...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.
Jacob Lawrence (1917 – 2000)
"meta_description": "Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) var en banbrytande svart amerikansk konstnär känd för sin dynamiska kubism och kraftfulla skildringar av afroamerikanska liv, historia och social rättvisa. Hans mest kända verk är Migration Series."
Om detta konstverk
- Titel: ...is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the prices of chains and slavery? Patrick Henry-1775
- Konstnär: Jacob Lawrence
- År: 1955
- Ursprungliga mått: 31.0 x 41.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Upphovsrättslig status: Upphovsrättsskyddat
- Kreativ period: Mature Period
- Kontext i korpus: social critique , challenging racial injustice
- Nyckelord: impasto texture art , dark red color palette , revolutionary art
- Färgton: Amber to Saffron
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