BC: Jacob Lawrence was a great man.He will be remembered as a great man and artist.Now the 6th floor of the Allen Center exhibits a spectacular two-piece Jacob Lawrence print,which is displayed outside of the Gates Commons.We display his arts to remember him for who he was.This is one of his amazing paintings.
FC: lk | Jacob Lawrence The great painter
1: Born in Atlantic City,In 1917. Lawrence and his family moved to Harlem in 1924. Jacob Lawrence emerged as one of America's leading figurative artists.His paintings was so good that they had to be put in Museums.Many people loved his art.lawrence also considered himself both an artist and educator and used his art to tell stories about black history
2: He became interested in Black history, so he used his art to tell stories about black history,Including Harriet Tubman.His first one-man show opened on Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941. Two museums bought them all because it was very interesting. He also married Gwendolyn Knight"In 1941,a respected sculptor and painter then moved to seattle after he accepted an appointment as Professor in the School of Art at the University of Washington.He retired in 1980 and continued to serve as Emeritus Professor until his death in 2000 at the age of 83. He was remembered as a great man and artist.