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The Builders by Jacob Lawrence — VisualArtsDB

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The Builders

The Builders

The Builders

1974

Medium: Screenprint in black, red, gray, blue, ochre, and yellow on cream wove paper
Dimensions: Image: 76 × 56 cm (29 15/16 × 22 1/16 in.); Sheet: 86.5 × 65.5 cm (34 1/16 × 25 13/16 in.)
Genre: Screenprint
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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