Artwork Details
12-7/8 x 11-5/8 in. (paper) 21 x 19 in. (framed)
Accession NumberGift of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Indianapolis Chapter, the Alliance of the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the Mr. and Mrs. Richard Crane Fund
CopyrightPrints, Drawings, and Photographs
Color Palettepurchased through Terry Dinten Fass Inc.
This scene is composed of flat, simplified forms, vibrant colors and geometric patterns.
Lawrence, one of the nation's most important African American artists, excelled in making paintings and prints of contemporary life.
During the Depression Lawrence focused on the tenement house in New York's Harlem.
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