メトロポリタン美術館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (メトロポリタン美術館Instagram)「"We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility . . ."⁣⁣⁣ — 17 September 1787⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Today marks the 233rd anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution—a moment #JacobLawrence reflected in the title of panel 15 in his series "Struggle: From the History of the American People."⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ The painting shows representatives of the original 13 British-American colonies crowded in a dark space—they gesticulate, sweat, and spar with one another. Seven sword hilts symbolize the quorum of states required to ratify the Constitution. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ The Constitution's final passage was predicated on the Three-Fifths Compromise, a concession to the South that meant enslaved African Americans would be counted for the census but not given freedom, citizenship, and the right to vote. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Rather than represent a fictional moment of peaceful resolution, Lawrence presents an American creation story defined by political struggle and moral exhaustion.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ See this in "Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle" on view through November 1. #MetJacobLawrence @metamericanwing @metmodern⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ 🎨 Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917–2000). "We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility . . . —17 September 1787,” 1955. Panel 15 from "Struggle: From the History of the American People," 1954–56. Egg tempera on hardboard. © The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle /Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York⁣」9月18日 6時47分