Jacob Lawrence made his mark on modern art with his devotion to painting the everyday life and struggles of African Americans throughout history. In his first narrative series, The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture (featured in this calendar), Lawrence portrays Toussaint’s journey from a child enslaved at birth to a general who helped lead the Haitian Revolution, using the historical events to explore his own contemporary Black experience. The 2024 Jacob Lawrence Wall Calendar features 12 works by this artist represented in MoMA's collection and measures 12h x 12"w.