This print from the series The Life of John Brown by the African-American artist Jacob Lawrence depicts the abolitionist’s band of followers training in preparation for their armed insurrection at Harpers Ferry. But which, if any, of the twelve figures in it is depicted as the most significant?
African-American artist, Jacob Lawrence was a talented man who has received a scholarship for art school and made his success with the first photo.
He was creating paintings about abolitionists and made several series of them. In his prints, all figures are important because he is telling a story through them.
