Jacob Lawrence, Harriet Tubman Series #10, 1930-1940

Remember this painting? This was featured in a story about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. It is one in a series painted by Jacob Lawrence called "The Harriet Tubman Series". How does this painting tell us the story of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad? Well...

A Picture is worth a thousand words...

The original quote is from Fredrick R. Barnard, "One look is worth a thousand words", meaning that a picture can sometimes tell more of a story than a story can!

What do pictures tell us? How do artists tell stories?