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Installation view of the exhibition "American Paintings from the Museum Collection."
December 23, 1948–March 13, 1949. Photographic Archive. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York. IN396.11. Photograph by Soichi Sunami.
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Honoré Sharrer
Workers and Paintings
1943
Jacob Lawrence
Another of the social causes of the migrants' leaving was that at times they did not feel safe, or it was not the best thing to be found on the streets late at night. They were arrested on the slightest provocation
1940-41
Jacob Lawrence
The migrants arrived in great numbers
1940-41
Jacob Lawrence
Living conditions were better in the North
1940-41
Jacob Lawrence
One of the largest race riots occurred in East St. Louis
1940-41
Jacob Lawrence
In the North the Negro had better educational facilities
1940-41
Jacob Lawrence
They were very poor
1940-41
William Gropper
The Senate
1935