Jacob Lawrence

1917–2000 · United States · Social Realism

Jacob Armstead Lawrence (September 7, 1917 – June 9, 2000) was an American painter known for his portrayal of African-American historical subjects and contemporary life. Lawrence referred to his style as "dynamic cubism", an art form popularized in Europe which drew great inspiration from West African and Meso-American art. Wikipedia

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“Dreams No. 2”, 1965
“Vaudeville”, 1951
“The Studio”, 1977
“The Apartment”, 1943
“The Migration of the Negro, Panel 1”, 1941
“War Series: Victory”, 1947
“The Library”, 1960
“The Seamstress”, 1946
“Harriet Tubman Series (Panel #4)”, 1940
“The Shoemaker”, 1945
“Taboo”, 1963
“To Preserve Their Freedom (From the Toussaint L'Ouverture Series)”, 1988
“Confrontation at the Bridge from the series Not Songs of Loyalty Alone: The Struggle for Personal Freedom”, 1975
“War Series: Beachhead”, 1947
“Frederick Douglass listened to William Lloyd Garrison denounce slavery” — National Archives at College Park
“Pool Parlor”
“Bar and Grill”, 1941
“Firewood #55”, 1942
“New Jersey, from the United States Series”, 1946
“Man on a Scaffold”, 1985
“Bootleg Whiskey—You Can Buy Bootleg Whiskey for Twenty-five Cents a Quart, from the series Harlem”, 1943
“Tombstones”, 1942
“No. 2, Main Control Panel, Nerve Center of Ship”, 1944
“War Series: The Letter”, 1946
“War Series: Alert”, 1947
“War Series: Shipping Out”, 1947
“Strike”, 1949
“The Migration of the Negro, Panel 52”, 1941
“War Series: Another Patrol”, 1946

Jacob Lawrence

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