Listen, Father! The Americans have not yet defeated us by land; neither are we sure they have done so by water--we therefore wish to remain here and fight our enemy... Tecumseh to the British, Tippecanoe, 1811
- 1956
- 41.0 x 31.0 cm
雅各布·劳伦斯(1917 – 2000)
探索杰克逊·劳伦斯 (1917-2000),这位哈莱姆文艺复兴时期至关重要的非裔美国艺术家。他以“动态立体主义”风格以及对黑人生活、历史和社会正义的有力描绘而闻名。
This dynamic scene depicts American soldiers battling warriors belonging to a confederacy of Indigenous peoples led by Shawnee Chief Tecumseh and supported by the British Empire. Lawrence derived the panel’s title from a speech the chief delivered to British General Henry A. Proctor, in which he emphasized his nation’s fervent desire to continue fighting for their lands against all odds. Despite the decisive defeat of the Native and British in 1811 at Tippecanoe (in present-day Indiana), Lawrence recreates a violent moment when the fight had not yet been lost. However, his layering of the American soldiers on top of the Indigenous figures seems to allude to the federation’s eventual defeat.
关于此作品
- 标题: Listen, Father! The Americans have not yet defeated us by land; neither are we sure they have done so by water--we therefore wish to remain here and fight our enemy... Tecumseh to the British, Tippecanoe, 1811
- 艺术家: 雅各布·劳伦斯
- 年份: 1956
- 原尺寸: 41.0 x 31.0 cm
- 格式: Portrait
- 版权状态: 版权保护中
- 色彩饱和度: Balanced
- 感知亮度: balanced