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The Great Migration
By Oliver Klink
Located in New York, NY
Piezography archival ink print
Signed and numbered, recto
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity
10 x 20 inches
(Edition of 15)
15 x 30 inches
(Edition of 7)
25 x 50 inches
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Vintage Suitcases in Custom Vinyl Slipcovers: "The Great Migration"
Located in New York, NY
“My art explores the similarity between seemingly disparate cultures through the lens of my African American ancestry. I examine my family’s plight shaped by the history of racism a...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
H 22 in W 18.25 in D 15 in
Hippos on the Mara
By Peter Brooke
Located in Pasadena, CA
area is famous for its Great Migration of diverse ungulates (large mammals), including wildebeests
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Windows"
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Lambertville, NJ
paintings depicting the Great Migration of African Americans relocating to the North form the South after
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Composition, Hiroshima, Jacob Lawrence
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
The Migration Series, which depicted the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to
Category
1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Composition, Hiroshima, Jacob Lawrence
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
The Migration Series, which depicted the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to
Category
1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Composition, Hiroshima, Jacob Lawrence
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
The Migration Series, which depicted the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to
Category
1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Composition, Hiroshima, Jacob Lawrence
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
The Migration Series, which depicted the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to
Category
1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Composition, Hiroshima, Jacob Lawrence
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
The Migration Series, which depicted the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to
Category
1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Composition, Hiroshima, Jacob Lawrence
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
The Migration Series, which depicted the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to
Category
1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Composition, Hiroshima, Jacob Lawrence
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
The Migration Series, which depicted the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to
Category
1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Composition, Hiroshima, Jacob Lawrence
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
The Migration Series, which depicted the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to
Category
1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
"Doris and Henry (and her brothers)" Polaroid lift from the collective archive
By Shawn Theodore
Located in Philadelphia, PA
from the 1940s to the early 1970s, coinciding with the Great Migration. These photos capture the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Wood Panel, Polaroid
Exodus - Herd of Wildbeest Running through Rain, Fine Art Photography, 2015
By David Yarrow
Located in Vienna, AT
composition skillfully highlights the timeless spectacle of the Great Migration, presenting it as both epic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Harlem 125 - Work on Paper Depicting the New York City Harlem Neighborhood
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
"Every Day People". As the artist explains "this series was inspired by the great migration of the 1940
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper, Acrylic
Hero - African American Baseball Player, Boxer, Soldier, and Businessman
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
series was inspired by the great migration of the 1940, 50s, and 60s where large amounts of African
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
SCHOMBURG LIBRARY 1986 Lithograph, African American History, Black Culture
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Union City, NJ
Migration Series, which depicted the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, Train, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
, suggests to the viewer the Great Migration(African American) - a mass movement of blacks from the rural
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
German Expressionist Drawing, Watercolor Painting Jules Pascin Cuba Scene 1910
By Jules Pascin
Located in Surfside, FL
December 1905, Pascin moved to Paris becoming part of the great migration of Jewish and Eastern European
Category
1910s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Etching with Hand Watercolor Painting Jules Pascin Pencil Signed
By Jules Pascin
Located in Surfside, FL
December 1905, Pascin moved to Paris becoming part of the great migration of Jewish and Eastern European
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Etching
Etching with Hand Watercolor Painting Jules Pascin Pencil Signed
By Jules Pascin
Located in Surfside, FL
December 1905, Pascin moved to Paris becoming part of the great migration of Jewish and Eastern European
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Etching
Gouache Painting Jules Pascin Hand Signed Woman in Boudoir German Expressionism
By Jules Pascin
Located in Surfside, FL
Paris becoming part of the great migration of Jewish and Eastern European artists to that city (Marc
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Cardboard
Gnarled Tree - African American Artist
By Charles Alston
Located in Miami, FL
York, as many African-American families did during the Great Migration. Alston's step-father, Henry
Category
1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Dry Season" Zebra Herd at Watering Hole Wildlife Photograph Edition 330/950
By Thomas Mangelsen
Located in Houston, TX
wildlife resource. He returned to the Platte each spring to film the great crane migration. These
Category
1990s Realist Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
H 29.63 in W 39.75 in D 1 in
Winter Mist - Trumpeter Swans
By Thomas Mangelsen
Located in San Francisco, CA
great crane migration. These experiences led to Tom traveling to the cranes’ nesting grounds in Alaska
Category
1980s Realist Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
"Feels Good" Polar Bear Photograph - Signed and Numbered Limited Edition
By Thomas Mangelsen
Located in Soquel, CA
great crane migration. These experiences led to Tom traveling to the cranes’ nesting grounds in Alaska
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
H 28 in W 38 in D 1.25 in
Next Great Migration
By Marlos E’van
Located in Nashville, TN
About the piece: "The Next Migration came from me analyzing the phrase people use like 'go back to
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Oil
(The Great and At Times Frightening) DESERT OF UNKNOWING (Where the Space Betwee
By Guy Laramée
Located in New York, NY
(The Great And At Times Frightening)
DESERT OF UNKNOWING
(Where The Space Between Thoughts is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Two Nudes
Located in Des Plaines, IL
-called Great Migration of African Americans as he and his family moved to the Chicago's South Side, where
Category
20th Century Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Late 17th Century Oil Portrait Painting of Mr.Gibson of Durie (1601-1694)h
By (Attributed to) David Scougall
Located in Leicester, GB
confused with those of the older artist.
SIR JOHN GIBSON I
Also Known As Great Puritan Migration 1631 to
Category
Late 17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Opening Night Study #2 - African American Great Migration from the South
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
daughter. As the artist explains "this series was inspired by the great migration of the 1940, 50s, and 60s
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Morning Rush - Work on Paper of the African American Great Migration
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
inspired by the great migration of the 1940, 50s, and 60s where large amounts of African Americans
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Wall Street 9AM
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
inspired by the great migration of the 1940, 50s, and 60s where large amounts of African Americans
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Vintage Lithograph Exhibition Poster Terry Dintenfass Gallery New York
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Surfside, FL
. The series depicted the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Busing - Figurative Painting with African American Figures
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
was inspired by the great migration of the 1940, 50s, and 60s where large amounts of African Americans
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Factory Scene WPA Mid 20th Century American Realism Cubist Industrial Modernism
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in New York, NY
Southern Appalachian regions of the United States during the Great Migration between the 1910s and 1960s
Category
1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Untitled (Study of Two female Figures ) Jules Pascin Pencil, 1913
By Jules Pascin
Located in Surfside, FL
Paris becoming part of the great migration of artists to that city at the start of the 20th century. In
Category
1910s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
H 15.75 in W 14.75 in
Etching with Hand Watercolor Painting Jules Pascin Pencil Signed
By Jules Pascin
Located in Surfside, FL
December 1905, Pascin moved to Paris becoming part of the great migration of Jewish and Eastern European
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Etching
Etching with Hand Watercolor Painting Jules Pascin Pencil Signed
By Jules Pascin
Located in Surfside, FL
December 1905, Pascin moved to Paris becoming part of the great migration of Jewish and Eastern European
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Etching
Harriman Ranch
By Kristen Garneau
Located in Mill Valley, CA
of Mount Tamalpais have provided enough beauty to attract painters like William Keith since the great
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Land Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Morning Bell - Work on Paper About the African American Great Migration to North
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
titled "Every Day People". As the artist explains "this series was inspired by the great migration of the
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Migration Triptych
Located in Loveland, CO
fly overhead... the great migration of many species fly across our little piece of paradise. This work
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, African American Culture, Train
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
travels across the horizon. His well known visual motif - the train, suggests to the viewer the Great
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Head Start
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
inspired by the great migration of the 1940, 50s, and 60s where large amounts of African Americans
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, Train, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
travels across the horizon. His well known visual motif - the train, suggests to the viewer the Great
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Romare BeardenTHE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, Train, African American Culture, 1979
H 21.5 in W 28.25 in D 0.125 in
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, Train, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
, suggests to the viewer the Great Migration(African American) - a mass movement of blacks from the rural
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Builders - Man on Scaffold
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
, including the themes of slavery, the ‘Great Migration’, and the Civil Rights Movement, as well as scenes of
Category
1980s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Morning Light Study - Figurative Work on Paper with African American Figures
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
the great migration of the 1940, 50s, and 60s where large amounts of African Americans relocated to
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Handmade Paper
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, Train, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
, suggests to the viewer the Great Migration(African American) - a mass movement of blacks from the rural
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Road Trip" Ethnic, Urban, Genre, Oil, Regionalism, African American, Signed L/L
Located in Detroit, MI
musicians, or workers moving from the south to the north during the Great Migration which was the mass
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Etching with Hand Watercolor Painting Jules Pascin Pencil Signed
By Jules Pascin
Located in Surfside, FL
Paris becoming part of the great migration of Jewish and Eastern European artists to that city (Marc
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Etching
Aquatint Etching with Hand Watercolor Painting Jules Pascin Signed
By Jules Pascin
Located in Surfside, FL
December 1905, Pascin moved to Paris becoming part of the great migration of Jewish and Eastern European
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Etching
Sunday Morning
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
work up north. He was part of the Great Migration (African American) looking for industrial work in the
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
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