The Life of Harriet Tubman Panel No.9: Harriet Tubman dreamt of freedom (‘Arise! Flee for your life!’), and in the visions of the night she saw the horsemen coming. Beckoning hands were ever motioning her to come, and she seemed to see a line dividing the land of slavery from the land of freedom.

The Life of Harriet Tubman Panel No.9: Harriet Tubman dreamt of freedom (‘Arise! Flee for your life!’), and in the visions of the night she saw the horsemen coming. Beckoning hands were ever motioning her to come, and she seemed to see a line dividing the land of slavery from the land of freedom.

three pairs of feet; shackles

Three pairs of feet are wearing shackles on their ankles. their legs can be seen until the mid-calf. The two people on the left are wearing patterned dresses while the figure on the right is wearing striped pants. They are walking on barren land with a few patches of grass and twigs.

Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000)

Born: September 7, 1917 (Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA)
Died: June 9, 2000 (Seattle, Washington, USA)

10011, Visual Resources Library, AH

1940

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Hampton University Museum

Art Form: Paintings
Material: Casein tempera on hardboard
Measurements: 12 x 17 7/8 in. (30.5 × 45 cm)

20th Century; Expressive Cubism