Firewood #55

Jacob Lawrence, Firewood #55, 1942, gouache, ink and watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Information Agency through the General Services Administration, 1966.2.3
Jacob Lawrence, Firewood #55, 1942, gouache, ink and watercolor on paper, sheet: 22 3⁄4 x 31 in. (57.8 x 78.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Information Agency through the General Services Administration, 1966.2.3

Artwork Details

Title
Firewood #55
Artist
Date
1942
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 22 3⁄4 x 31 in. (57.8 x 78.7 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the U.S. Information Agency through the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
gouache, ink and watercolor on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • African American
  • Figure female — full length
  • Architecture — machine — farm machine
  • Occupation — domestic — gathering
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — house
Object Number
1966.2.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.2.3

Works by this artist (12 items)

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Jacob Lawrence, The Library, 1960, tempera on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1969.47.24
The Library
Artist
Date1960
tempera on fiberboard
On view
Jacob Lawrence, "Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them."--Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Meditations, VIII:59. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1958, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.171
“Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or…
Artist
Date1958
oil on fiberboard
Not on view
Jacob Lawrence, Community (study for mural, Jamaica, NY), 1986, gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1990.36, © 1986, Jacob Lawrence
Community (study for mural, Jamaica, NY)
Artist
Date1986
gouache on paper
Not on view
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On the Way
Artist
Date1990
color lithograph on paper
Not on view

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Marian Cannon, Volunteer Motor Corp, 1935-1942, watercolor, gouache, pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.307
Volunteer Motor Corp
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