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The Builders

Accession #:	3929.1
Title:	The Builders
Object Type:	Print, Screen; Silkscreen
Participants:	Lawrence, Jacob
Physical Description:	Screen print on wove paper from hand-cut film stencils depicting a family walking in front of a group of builders working on a structure.
Category:	Art
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:	Figurative (Artwork->Subject), Silkscreen (Artwork->Print), African American (Diversity)
Dimensions:	Object H x W 34 x 25 3/4" Object H x W 30 x 22 1/8"
Materials/Techniques:	paper (Material)
Marks/Inscription:	Jacob Lawrence 1974 #179/300 (printers chop mark, lower right corner)
Related Exhibits:	Orientation Gallery Stories From Within: Selections from the Permanent Collection American Inheritance: Unpacking World War II
Credit Line:	Museum Purchase, Works from the Heart Art Acquisition Fund, 1999
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