| dc.coverage.temporal | creation date: 1974 | en_US |
| dc.creator | Lawrence, Jacob | en_US |
| dc.date | 1974 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-06-08T14:31:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-06-08T14:31:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1974 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 104382 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/39829 | en_US |
| dc.description | From 1946 to 1998, Lawrence made paintings based on the theme of builders. These works present a limited palette of primary colors, black, and white; and human activity is juxtaposed against architectural elements, building tools, and materials. They communicate Lawrence’s ideas about American worker culture, pointedly include female workers, and expand the idea of the builder to include the family. These works also symbolically reflect increased African-American participation in the building trades during the 1940s and late 1960s. | en_US |
| dc.description | full view | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 76.2 x 56.2 cm (30 x 22.13 inches) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | paper (fiber product) | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | 134346 | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Brooklyn Museum of Art | en_US |
| dc.subject | Families | en_US |
| dc.subject | panel | en_US |
| dc.subject | Builders | en_US |
| dc.subject | Construction workers | en_US |
| dc.subject | Painting, American --20th century | en_US |
| dc.subject | Art, Modern --20th century | en_US |
| dc.subject | African Americans in art | en_US |
| dc.title | The Builders | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | The Builders 46/300 | en_US |
| dc.type | Image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | BMA-467 | en_US |
| dc.publisher.institution | Repository: Brooklyn Museum of Art (Brooklyn, New York, United States) ID: 1984.23 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | American | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | African American | en_US |
| vra.technique | screen printing | en_US |
| vra.worktype | Screen print | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | artist: Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917-2000) | en_US |
