… for a conversation between Dr. Vanessa Valdés (Macaulay Honors College at CUNY) and Dr. Nicolás Ramos Flores (Colby College) as they discuss their recent scholarship to situate Jacob Lawrence’s The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture in the Afro (Hispanic) Caribbean context. How does Lawrence’s print series engage with notions of solidarity, the enduring …
Search
Art&: Jacob Lawrence and the Afro (Hispanic) Caribbean
Art Break: To Preserve Their Freedom by Jacob Lawrence
Join us to spend 30 minutes with a work of art on view in the Colby Museum galleries. This week, we’ll focus on the work To Preserve their Freedom, from the exhibition Jacob Lawrence: The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture.
Talking as a group about works of art can offer us new ways to …
The Week in Black Art, March 1-7, 2021: Major Bob Thompson Museum Exhibition Opening in July, Tau Lewis Joins Night Gallery, 2nd Jacob Lawrence ‘Struggle’ Painting Located
The Week in Black Art, March 1-7, 2021: Major Bob Thompson Museum Exhibition Opening in July, Tau Lewis Joins Night Gallery, 2nd Jacob Lawrence ‘Struggle’ Painting Located
Victoria L. Valentine, Culture Type, March 3, 2021
A print series of Jacob Lawrence’s earliest narrative cycle has been acquired by the Colby College Museum of Art
A print series of Jacob Lawrence’s earliest narrative cycle has been acquired by the Colby College Museum of Art
Gabriella Angeleti in The Art Newspaper, November 3, 2020
Colby College Museum of Art acquires Jacob Lawrence’s The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture print series
Rare print series gifted by philanthropists Peter and Paula Lunder manifests the artistic and narrative power of one of the most important American artists of the 20th century
Jacob Lawrence, General Toussaint L’Ouverture, 1986. Silkscreen on paper, 28 3/8 x 18 ½”. The Lunder Collection in honor of Colby College President David A …
Jacob Lawrence's The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture
Noontime Art Talks: What Are The Nun And The Priest Doing In Jacob Lawrence's Protest Rally?
Professor of Religious Studies, Debra Campbell on Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Noontime Art Talk: What Are the Nun and the Priest Doing in Jacob Lawrence's Protest Rally?
Professor of Religious Studies Debra Campbell will discuss Lawrence’s depiction of a Catholic priest and nun in his c. 1968 painting, and the complex position of the Catholic Church within the Civil Rights movement.
S.L.I.C.E: Powerful Stories Told Through Art
… interactive virtual workshop, students will view 15 silkscreen prints based on the life of Toussaint Louverture, the 18th Century Haitian revolutionary general. This series created by artist Jacob Lawrence chronicles important and powerful stories of little-known histories within the larger context of racial justice themes. Students will receive art materials to create their own …
Educator Art Chat
… we’ll share a new set of looking activities, games, or other innovative approaches to encountering art.
This month we will be looking at the current exhibition Jacob Lawrence: The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture and artist Jacob Lawrence.
Educators of all subjects and disciplines are welcome. These sessions are highly interactive and participatory. Please …
Banner Image: Sanford Robinson Gifford, A Twilight in the Adirondacks, 1864, Oil on canvas, 10 1/2 in. x 18 1/2 in., The Lunder Collection, 2013.130
Works in the museum's collection are presented with basic information consisting of artist, date and media. When available, an image of the artwork is displayed. Images are presented as a fair use educational resource and commercial use is strictly prohibited. To request an image, please contact [email protected].