Art about Migration @theartassignment
Art about Migration  @theartassignment
Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Migration is central to human experience, and art history reflects that. Skipping through time and geography, we explore Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series, Lapita pottery, the Akbarnama, and the Mexica codex "Tira de la Peregrinación," and also discuss contemporary art about migration.

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