DefeatJacob Lawrence · 1954
Dynamic Cubism
1954
31.0 x 41.0 cm
When General George Washington failed to recapture Philadelphia from the British in 1777, he led the Continental army in retreat to an encampment in Valley Forge, northwest of the city. In this panel, Lawrence explores the toll that these military setbacks and the brutal winter took upon the American troops during their six-month stay. The bandaged and bloodied figures in the background--framed by the discarded bayonets--turn away from the symbol of their violent defeat, a valuable warhorse, respectfully covered as its lifeblood slips away. In its emphatic finality, Lawrence"s one-word title reinforces this low point in the war.
Jacob Lawrence (1917 – 2000)
"meta_description": "Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) var en sentral afroamerikansk kunstner kjent for sin dynamiske kubisme og kraftfulle fremstillinger av svart liv, historie og sosial rettferdighet. Mest berømt for 'The Migration Series'. "
Om dette kunstverket
- Tittel: Defeat
- Kunstner: Jacob Lawrence
- År: 1954
- Opprinnelige mål: 31.0 x 41.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Opphavsrettslig status: Opphavsrettslig beskyttet
- Bevegelse: Dynamic Cubism
- Kontekst for korpus: social realism influence, lawrence's narrative style
- Hovedfarge: Phthalo Green
- Nøkkelord: 1954 artwork, jacob lawrence, soldier portrait
Spørsmål og svar
Hvordan relaterer stilen i "Defeat" seg til kunstnerens epoke?
I "Defeat" av Jacob Lawrence møtes Dynamic Cubism-retningen og Moderne tid-epoken.
Hvilke andre navn eller pseudonymer bruker Jacob Lawrence?
Jacob Lawrence er også kjent under navnene Jacob Armstead Lawrence, Jacob A. Lawrence.
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