The Migration Series
E443840
The Migration Series is a celebrated sequence of paintings by Jacob Lawrence that vividly chronicles the mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Migration Series canonical | 4 |
| Panel 3 of The Migration Series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Migration Series Context triple: [Jacob Lawrence, notableWork, The Migration Series]
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A.
Immigrance
Immigrance is a 2019 jazz-fusion album by the instrumental ensemble Snarky Puppy, known for its intricate arrangements and global musical influences.
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B.
Immigrant City
Immigrant City is a nickname for Lawrence, Massachusetts, reflecting its long history as a destination for diverse immigrant communities.
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C.
The Immigrant
The Immigrant is a 2013 period drama film directed by James Gray, following a Polish immigrant in 1920s New York who becomes entangled with a charismatic but exploitative man while trying to save her ill sister.
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D.
The Immigrant
The Immigrant is a 1917 silent comedy short film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character, depicting his humorous and poignant experiences as an immigrant arriving in America.
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E.
Exiles
Exiles is a three-act play by James Joyce that explores themes of love, betrayal, and personal freedom within a tense emotional triangle.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Migration Series Target entity description: The Migration Series is a celebrated sequence of paintings by Jacob Lawrence that vividly chronicles the mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North in the early 20th century.
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A.
Immigrance
Immigrance is a 2019 jazz-fusion album by the instrumental ensemble Snarky Puppy, known for its intricate arrangements and global musical influences.
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B.
Immigrant City
Immigrant City is a nickname for Lawrence, Massachusetts, reflecting its long history as a destination for diverse immigrant communities.
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C.
The Immigrant
The Immigrant is a 2013 period drama film directed by James Gray, following a Polish immigrant in 1920s New York who becomes entangled with a charismatic but exploitative man while trying to save her ill sister.
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D.
The Immigrant
The Immigrant is a 1917 silent comedy short film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character, depicting his humorous and poignant experiences as an immigrant arriving in America.
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E.
Exiles
Exiles is a three-act play by James Joyce that explores themes of love, betrayal, and personal freedom within a tense emotional triangle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modern art work
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painting series ⓘ |
| artForm | painting ⓘ |
| colorPalette | limited flat colors ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | no formal commission ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Jacob Lawrence ⓘ |
| depicts |
African Americans moving from the rural South to the urban North
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labor conditions in the early 20th century United States ⓘ racial segregation in the American South ⓘ urban life in Northern United States cities ⓘ |
| endTime | 1941 ⓘ |
| firstExhibited |
Downtown Gallery, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Central Art Galleries
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| firstExhibitedInYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
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narrative art ⓘ |
| hasCaptionText | narrative captions written by Jacob Lawrence ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Panel 1 of The Migration Series
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Panel 2 of The Migration Series ⓘ Panel 3 of The Migration Series ⓘ
linked to:
The Migration Series
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| inception | 1940 ⓘ |
| inCollection |
Museum of Modern Art
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Phillips Collection ⓘ
linked to:
The Phillips Collection
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| influenced |
later African American narrative painters
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museum exhibitions on the Great Migration ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Great Migration of African Americans ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English captions ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | New York City ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American history
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Great Migration ⓘ internal migration in the United States ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
hardboard
ⓘ
tempera ⓘ |
| movement |
Harlem Renaissance
ⓘ
Social Realism ⓘ
linked to:
Social realism
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| notableFor |
comprehensive visual narrative of the Great Migration
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focus on African American experience in the United States ⓘ use of sequential storytelling in painting ⓘ |
| numberOfPanels | 60 ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 60 ⓘ |
| ownershipSplit |
even-numbered panels at Museum of Modern Art
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odd-numbered panels at Phillips Collection ⓘ |
| publisher | Downtown Gallery ⓘ |
| significantEventDepicted |
Jim Crow laws in the South
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Northern industrial employment ⓘ World War I labor demand in the North ⓘ lynching and racial violence ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940 ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
World War I era
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linked to:
World War I
early 20th century ⓘ interwar period ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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linked to: The Migration Series