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Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000)

From African American Almanac
Painter Born on September 7, 1917, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Jacob Lawrence received his early training at the Harlem Art School and the American Artist School. His rise to prominence was ushered in by his series of biographical panels commemorating important episodes in African American history. Capturing the essential meaning behind a historical moment or personality, Lawrence created several series, each consisting of dozens of small paintings that depict a particular event in American history, such as The Migration Series (“… and the Migrants keep coming”), which traces the migration of the African American from the South to the North, or the events of a person's life (e.g., Toussaint L'Ouverture and John Brown). A narrative painter, Lawrence related the “philosophy of Impressionism” in his work. Lawrence was a visual American historian. His paintings record the African American in trade, theater, mental hospitals, neighborhoods, or running in the Olympic races. Lawrence's…
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Full text Article Lawrence, Jacob

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Painter and educator. Lawrence trained in fine arts at the Harlem Art Workshop and the American Art School in New York. Influenced by social realism, he painted scenes from African-American life, historical figures, social issues, and African history. His paintings, influenced by cubism and…
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From Chambers Biographical Dictionary
1917-2000 US painter Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the son of a railroad cook, he moved to New York City in 1930 and studied at the Harlem Art Workshop and the American Artists School. Influenced by Social Realism, Cubism and by primitive art, he began to paint scenes from African-American life…
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Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000)
Painter Born on September 7, 1917, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Jacob Lawrence received his early training at the Harlem Art School and the American Artist School. His rise to prominence was ushered in by his series of biographical panels commemorating important episodes in African American…
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Full text Article Lawrence, Jacob

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(born Sept. 7, 1917, Atlantic City, N.J., U.S.—died June 9, 2000, Seattle, Wash.) U.S. painter. He moved with his family at 13 to New York City’s Harlem. Art classes sponsored by the Works Progress Administration in 1932 developed his talent. His works portray scenes of African American life and…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
1917–2000, American painter, b. Atlantic City, N.J. In Lawrence's work social themes, often detailing the African-American experience, are expressed in colorfully angular, simplified, expressive, and richly decorative figurative effects. He executed many cycles of paintings, often narrative, …
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Full text Article Jacob Lawrence: The Great Migration Painting

From Milestone Visual Documents in American History: The Images, Cartoons, and Other Visual Sources that Shaped America
The Great Migration by Jacob Lawrence (© 2022 The...
Author/Creator Jacob Lawrence Date 1940 Image Type Paintings Significance Draws attention to the Great Migration of African Americans from the South to the North in the early decades of the twentieth century Overview This image is one of sixty panels cre-Jtfir ated by African American artist Jacob…
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The painting of Giulia de’ Medici, by Pontormo, is the first known European portrait of a young woman of African descent. A seventeenth-century inventory of Portormo's portrait described the child. She is captured in a portrait with her aunt, Maria Salviati. While portraits of young African men, …
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