Description
This drawing is one of six that Jacob Lawrence drew as illustrations for Langston Hughes’s 1947 book of poetry, One-Way Ticket. In its remarkable feeling for pattern and rhythm, the drawing has a symbiotic relationship with the poem.
Accession Number
147629
Medium
Brush and black ink, over graphite, on cream wove paper
Dimensions
72 × 49.8 cm (28 3/8 × 19 5/8 in.)
Classification
brush and ink
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Hartman
