The owner of the long-lost panel lives on the Upper West Side in New York City, but their name is not being disclosed. It is being loaned to the exhibit. The painting had been purchased at a 1960 ...

By 1941, when Lawrence completed the series at the age of 23, approximately 1.5 million blacks had migrated to the North. Lawrence’s family moved to Harlem in 1930.

Theater How Jacob Lawrence’s paintings inspire shows for the stage Step Afrika! and the Phillips Collection are bringing back works inspired by his famed “Migration Series.” ...