Nat Turner, 1945, oil on paperboard 31 3/8 x 25 7/8 in.Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, used with permission.

Lamentation, 1944, tempera and pencil on paper 19 1/4 x 22 3/8 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, used with permission.

Let My People Free, 1945, oil on paperboard 38 1/4 x 30 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, used with permission.

Burned Out, 1943, oil on wood 32 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, used with permission.

Chain Gang, 1939, oil on plywood 45 3/4 x 38 1/2 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, used with permission.