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From Paintings to Prints

46117 Printmaking is an inherently revolutionary medium. From the invention of the Gutenberg Press to the protest signs used to promote political causes today, printing has been used as the messenger of every kind of ideology. In the 1980s, Lawrence likely saw the use of printmaking in protests and rallies. His decision to bring back L'Ouverture as a figure no longer in paint but in print shows a shift from a figure to be remembered in museums to an on-the-ground hero supporting marginalized people today.

Printmaking is an inherently revolutionary medium. From the invention of the Gutenberg Press to the protest signs used to promote political causes today, printing has been used as the messenger of every kind of ideology. In the 1980s, Lawrence likely saw the use of printmaking in protests and rallies. His decision to bring back L'Ouverture as a figure no longer in paint but in print shows a shift from a figure to be remembered in museums to an on-the-ground hero supporting marginalized people today.

The 1986-97 prints and their original paintings (1936-38)

1. General Toussaint L'Ouverture
2. The Birth of Toussaint L'Ouverture
3. The Coachman
4. St. Marc
5. Contemplation
6. Strategy
7. Dondon
8. Toussaint at Ennery
9. Capture
10. The March
11. Flotilla
12. The Burning
13. To Preserve their Freedom
14. The Opener
15. Deception

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