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Jacob Lawrence, They were very poor (part of the Migration Series), 1941. Casein tempera on hardboard, 12˝ x 18˝. Museum of Modern Art, New York.
How does this painting both support and challenge the view of poverty in “Nikki-Rosa”?
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