Jacob lawrence 1917 2000 was inspired to paint the. Lawrence also took on several largescale mural commissions in his later career. Duggleby recounts the story of jacob lawrences life. Lawrences ability to imbue the particular drama of everyday life with the gravitas of collective, or universal, humanity is one of his greatest artistic feats. Stories of enslavement and freedom, of human migration and renaissance, of struggle and of triumph.
The relationship between his painting and printmaking became intertwined as he revisited and remade earlier paintings as prints. Delaware county district library ohio american libraries. The life of jacob lawrence by john duggleby in chm, epub, rtf download ebook. The life of jacob lawrence builds a relationship between the fullpage illustrations and their concurring partnered text that makes this book a visual splendor. Lawrences educational mission extended until the end of his life. The life of jacob lawrence by john duggleby 1998, hardcover at the best online prices at. Jacob lawrence was an american painter, and the most widely acclaimed africanamerican artist of the 20th century. Jacob lawrence, the migration series, 194041, 60 panels, tempera on hardboard even numbers at the. Jacob armstead lawrence was born in atlantic city, new jersey, to jacob and rosa lee lawrence, who separated in 1924. Born in atlantic city, new jersey, lawrence and his family moved to harlem in new york city in 1930, when he was thirteen years old. Jacob lawrences career was devoted to presenting the story of african. His style is the way in which he used these elements. American artist, jacob lawrence, into choreographyor, as the. Jacob lawrence 1917 2000 was inspired to paint the everyday life he saw around him as well as to tell epic stories of american history.
Achieving success early in his career, jacob lawrence combined. In 1941, jacob lawrence, then just 23 years old, completed a series of 60 small tempera paintings with text captions about the great migration, the mass movement of black americans from the rural south to the urban north that began in 1915a16. Jacob lawrence, the migration series short version video. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.