The Great American Epic: Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series May 3, 2008

The complete 60-panel series, rarely seen in its entirety, will be on view exclusively at the Phillips. Told through vivid patterns and colors, this masterpiece of narrative painting depicts the great 20th-century exodus of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North. The exhibition will take an in-depth look at Lawrence’s powerful interpretation of this significant moment in American history and examine how the story still resonates today. In the tradition of the African griot, or storyteller, visitors will be invited to share their own migration stories and read firsthand accounts by others at a computer kiosk in the gallery, as well as on the museum’s Web site.

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