Installation view of the exhibition "The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture"

June 20, 1945–January 13, 1946 2nd floor; June 20, 1945–February 13, 1946 3rd floor. Photographic Archive. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York. IN290.39A

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Works identified

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  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
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  Jacob Lawrence One of the largest race riots occurred in East St. Louis 1940-41