| The Great Migration: An American Story Contributor(s): Lawrence, Jacob (Author), Lawrence, Jacob (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064434281 ISBN-13: 9780064434287 Publisher: HarperCollins
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 1995 Annotation: In 1940 the American artist Jacob Lawrence chronicled this journey of hope in a flowing narrative sequence of paintings. They are divided between the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York and The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. After more than 20 years, The Phillips Collection mounted the first exhibition of all 60 paintings, touring museums around the country. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 759.13 |
| LCCN: 93016788 |
| Age Level: 4-8 |
| Grade Level: PreK-3 |
| Lexile Measure: 830(Not Available) |
| Guided Reading: R (Grade 4) |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 10.6" W x 8.8" L (0.45 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
| Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/16/1995 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 9593 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This critically acclaimed picture book suitable for a wide range of readers chronicles the Great Migration--the diaspora of African Americans who headed to the North after WWI--through the iconic paintings and words of renowned artist Jacob Lawrence. The New York Times praised it as a compassionate and sensitive portrayal of history." After World War I, large numbers of African Americans began leaving their homes in the rural South in search of employment, and a better life, in the industrial cities of the North like Chicago and Pittsburgh. Jacob Lawrence chronicled their journey of hope in his sixty-panel Migration Series, a flowing narrative sequence of paintings that can now be found divided between the Museum of Modern Art and the Phillips Collection. In this profound picture book, Lawrence brings all those landmark paintings together and pairs them with poetic text that further explores the experience of those enduring this mass exodus. From dealing with poor working conditions and competition for living space to widespread prejudice and racism, this is the story of strength, courage, and hope of the more than six million African Americans who were trying to build better lives for themselves and their families. This book features an introduction from Lawrence--whose family was part of this great migration--about its personal significance as well as a poem by Newbery Honor author Walter Dean Myers.
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Contributor Bio(s): Lawrence, Jacob: - Jacob Lawrence is a prominent American painter whose career spans six decades. He is known for several sequences of narrative paintings, including "Harriet Tubman" and "Frederick Douglass." Lawrence is the illustrator of Harriet in the Promised Land, a picture book. He is Professor Emeritus of Art at the University of Washington, Seattle. |
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