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)
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O umetniškem delu
- Naslov: Defeat
- Umetnik: Jacob Lawrence
- Leto: 1954
- Prvotne dimenzije: 31.0 x 41.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Status avtorskih pravic: Pod avtorsko zaščito
- Gibanje: Dynamic Cubism
- Kontekst korpusa: social realism influence, lawrence's narrative style
- Glavna barva: Phthalo Green
- Ključne besede: 1954 artwork, jacob lawrence, soldier portrait
Vprašanja in odgovori
Kako se slog dela "Defeat" povezuje z dobo njegovega ustvarjalca?
V delu "Defeat" avtorja Jacob Lawrence se slog Dynamic Cubism srečuje z obdobjem Moderna doba.
S kakšnimi pseudonimi ali alternativnimi imeni je znan/a Jacob Lawrence?
Jacob Lawrence se pojavlja tudi pod imeni Jacob Armstead Lawrence, Jacob A. Lawrence.
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