Jacob Lawrence 1917-2000

1. Jacob Lawrence

   Painter
2. Jacob Lawrence was an African-American painter known for his portrayal of African-American life. Lawrence referred to his style as "dynamic cubism," though by his own account the primary influence was ... Wikipedia
4. Born: September 7, 1917, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
5. Died: June 9, 2000, Seattle, Washington, United States
6. Spouse: Gwendolyn Knight (m. 1941–2000)
7. Periods: Social realism, Modern art, Harlem Renaissance
8. Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada

National Gallery of Art

Look carefully at Jacob Lawrence's “Street to Mbari,” where the artist captures the flurry of a busy outdoor market in Nigeria. In describing a 1962 trip, Lawrence said: "I became so excited then by all the new visual forms I found in Nigeria—unusual color combinations, textures, shapes, and the dramatic effect of light—that I felt an overwhelming desire to come back as soon as possible to steep myself in Nigerian culture so that my paintings, if I'm fortunate, might show the influence of the great African artistic tradition." It was during a second trip there that Lawrence completed Street to Mbari.

Imagine stepping into this painting. What do you think you might smell, see, taste, and hear if you were to walk down these ‪#‎streets‬?‪#‎ArtAtoZ‬

Jacob Lawrence, "Street to Mbari," 1964, tempera over graphite on wove paper, Nesbett/DuBois 2000, Vol. P64, no. 3, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Dyke, 1993.18.1

Painting The 'Epic Drama' Of The Great Migration: The Work Of Jacob Lawrence

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There's no historical marker outside Jacob Lawrence's childhood home in New York City's ...

Jacob Lawrence's Great Migration series on view at MoMA

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Happy birthday to Jacob Lawrence, born this day in 1917. “The Photographer” is one of thirty paintings Lawrence created between 1942 and 1943 on the theme of everyday life in Harlem.

Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917–2000) | The Photographer | 1942

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Today is the final day to see Jacob Lawrence's "Migration Series" at MoMA as part of the exhibition "One-Way Ticket: Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series and Other Visions of the Great Movement North." Today also would have been Lawrence's 98th birthday.http://bit.ly/1EG7zDV

[Jacob Lawrence. The Migration Series. 1940-41. Panel 3: “In every town Negroes were leaving by the hundreds to go North and enter into Northern industry.” Casein tempera on hardboard, 18 x 12″ (45.7 x 30.5 cm). The Phillips Collection, Washington D.C. Acquired 1942. © 2015 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph courtesy The Phillips Collection, Washington D.C.]

4/23: In conjunction with the current exhibition "One-Way Ticket: Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series and Other Visions of the Great Movement North," WQXR host Terrance McKnight curates an evening of music and performance with artists including Jim Davis, Kevin Maynor, Karen Chilton, Bill T. Jones, Alicia Hall Moran, Jason Moran, Damien Sneed, Bill Sims Jr., Ricky Gordon, Bob Stewart, and others.http://bit.ly/1OpCCUO

[Jacob Lawrence. The Migration Series. 1940–41. Panel 60: "And the migrants kept coming." Casein tempera on hardboard, c. 12 x 18" (30.5 x 45.7 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy. © 2015 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Digital image © The Museum of Modern Art, New York]