The Builders
Jacob Lawrence · 1974
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"The Builders" is a screenprint created by Jacob Lawrence in 1974. The artwork measures 76 × 56 cm (image) and 86.5 × 65.5 cm (sheet), rendered in black, red, gray, blue, ochre, and yellow on cream wove paper. It is classified as a screenprint and belongs to the Prints and Drawings department.
Jacob Lawrence, an American artist (1917–2000), produced this piece. "The Builders" was a gift of Andrew and Ann Dintenfass to the Art Institute of Chicago, where it is currently held.
Specific provenance details prior to the gift are not provided in the supplied catalogue data. Information regarding exhibitions or literature featuring this specific artwork is also not available in the given record.
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