Daybreak - A Time to Rest

1967

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: tempera on hardboard
Dimensions: overall: 76.2 x 61 cm (30 x 24 in.) framed: 92.4 x 76.8 cm (36 3/8 x 30 1/4 in.)
Collection no.: 1973.8.1
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Daybreak - A Time to Rest — Jacob Lawrence. 1967.

Medium: tempera on hardboard.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 76.2 x 61 cm (30 x 24 in.) framed: 92.4 x 76.8 cm (36 3/8 x 30 1/4 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1973.8.1. Anonymous Gift.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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