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In the Garden

Artist Jacob Lawrence American, 1917–2000

Date1950

MediumPencil and casein tempera on paper

Dimensionsheight and width: 22 3/16 × 30 1/16 in. (56.4 × 76.4 cm)
frame: 32 1/4 × 40 × 3/4 in. (81.9 × 101.6 × 1.9 cm)

ClassificationsDrawings

Credit LineGift of Drs. Ronald and Elizabeth Kanof Levine in honor of John W. Coffey

Object number2020.1

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ProvenanceCreated Queens, New York, 1950; collection of the artist; [Downtown Gallery, New York, 1950]; Drs. Abram and Frances Pascher Kanof, New York, 1950 (?); given to daughter, Dr. Elizabeth Kanof Levine, and husband Dr. Ronald Levine, Raleigh, NC, ca. 1971; long-term loan to NCMA, 2015–2020; given to NCMA, 2020.
Published ReferencesTanya Sheehan, "A Different Kind of Struggle: Jacob Lawrence's 'Hospital' Series and the Politics of Art as Therapy," The Art Bulletin, 106:2, 2024, 39-64, illus color 47, cover. Object Rights Statement

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