Lawrence - Paintings, March 25 - April 20 [Two Rebels]
- New York: Terry Dintenfass, 1963
New York: Terry Dintenfass, 1963. First Edition. Original lithographed poster, with text and illustrations printed in dark red and black on thick cream laid paper, measuring 48cm x 66.25cm (18 7/8" x 26 1/8"). Mild handling, a few faint creases from being rolled, with a half-dozen foxed spots; unbacked; Near Fine.
A striking poster by Lawrence, designed to promote his first solo exhibition at Terry Dintenfass, Inc. in New York. The illustration was derived from Lawrence's 1963 tempera painting "Two Rebels," "showing four white policemen carrying two black men. The heads of some fifteen witnesses crowd in. In the poster that number was reduced to ten heads that float like moons of light above a protester and his police handlers with their billy clubs dangling from their wrists" (Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence, pp.174-175). Paintings like "Two Rebels," "Soldiers and Students," and "Four Students" were almost certainly triggered by news photos and television images of the immediate events of 1960-62 in the South. The poster is not separately listed in OCLC, though a signed and numbered lithograph of the image (edition of 50) is held at the LC. 82862.
A striking poster by Lawrence, designed to promote his first solo exhibition at Terry Dintenfass, Inc. in New York. The illustration was derived from Lawrence's 1963 tempera painting "Two Rebels," "showing four white policemen carrying two black men. The heads of some fifteen witnesses crowd in. In the poster that number was reduced to ten heads that float like moons of light above a protester and his police handlers with their billy clubs dangling from their wrists" (Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence, pp.174-175). Paintings like "Two Rebels," "Soldiers and Students," and "Four Students" were almost certainly triggered by news photos and television images of the immediate events of 1960-62 in the South. The poster is not separately listed in OCLC, though a signed and numbered lithograph of the image (edition of 50) is held at the LC. 82862.