Paintings, Drawings, and Prints

February 6 - March 28, 2020

Opening Reception: “First Thursday,” February 6, 6-8pm

Greg Kucera Gallery is pleased to announce an important exhibition 0f 50 works by Jacob Lawrence. Consisting of 12 paintings and drawings, as well as 38 editioned prints, this is the largest, most comprehensive gallery exhibition of Lawrence’s work ever presented in Seattle. Only his retrospectives at the Seattle Art Museum (2003, 1986, 1975) and his survey exhibition at the The Henry Art Gallery have presented a broader selection of work. Among the 20th century’s most important artists, Lawrence documented the African-American experience and the life of the working man. The majority of this exhibition of prints is made up of several serigraphs from two major suites.

THE LEGEND OF JOHN BROWN details the life of the American abolitionist who organized a movement to arm slaves and overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States. THE LIFE OF TOUSSAINT L’OUVERTURE tells the story of the Haitian general and charismatic leader of the Haitian Revolution, an insurrection by self-liberated slaves in the French colony or Saint-Domingue. Both suites depict the lead-up to and aftermath of battles waged to end slavery.