Artist Pages | Jacob Lawrence: “The Legend of John Brown”
In 1947, Jacob Lawrence, the iconic Black artist most widely known for his 60-panel “The Migration Series” (1940-41), created a series of 22 works reflecting upon the legendary Kansas abolitionist John Brown.
Exhibitions at Spencer Museum explore legacy of Emmett Till and racial justice
This spring the Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence invites you to experience the traveling exhibition “Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See.”
Experience “Jacob Lawrence and the Legend of John Brown” at the Spencer Museum of Art
A new exhibition at the Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence explores the life and death of abolitionist John Brown as interpreted by acclaimed Black modernist Jacob Lawrence.
