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Jacob Lawrence: The Complete Prints (1963-2000), a Catalogue Raisonne
Peter T. Nesbett
University of Washington Press
University of Washington Press
Beginning with his first published print in 1963, Jacob Lawrence produced a body of prints that is both highly dramatic and intensely personal. In his graphic work as in his paintings, Lawrence turned to the lessons of history and to his own...
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The Great Migration: An American Story
HarperTrophy
HarperTrophy
Around the time of WWI, large numbers of African Americans began leaving their homes in the rural South in search of employment in the industrial cities of the North. In 1940, Lawrence chronicled their journey of hope in a flowing narrative sequence...
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Story Painter: The Life of Jacob Lawrence
John Duggleby
Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books
The paintings of Jacob Lawrence tell stories. Stories of enslavement and freedom, of human migration and renaissance, of struggle and of triumph. A collection of these stunning paintings provides the backdrop for this exceptional biography which...
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Jacob Lawrence 2009 Wall Calendar
Pomegranate
Pomegranate
One of America s most acclaimed artists, Jacob Lawrence (1917 2000) worked primarily in gouache and tempera, constructing scenes from flat planes of color. Favorite subject matter included Harlem street scenes and African American history. This...
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Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence
University of Washington Press
University of Washington Press
"Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence" includes essays by eight distinguished art historians examining the ways in which Jacob Lawrence's art speaks so powerfully to different audiences. It is the first multi-author, in-depth probe of...
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Aesop's Fables
University of Washington Press
University of Washington Press
"Aesop's Fables" combines 23 timeless morality tales with striking black ink drawings by the revered artist Jacob Lawrence. This new edition, completely redesigned and typeset, adds five illustrations Lawrence prepared for the original edition but...
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I See You, I See Myself: The Young Life of Jacob Lawrence
Deba Foxley Leach, Suzanne Wright
Phillips Collection
Phillips Collection
I See You, I See Myself, written for young adult readers, examines the early experiences and choices that led Jacob Lawrence to become an artist. In bold colors and precise language, the book describes how the break up of his parents, a period of...
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Jacob Lawrence: American Painter
Ellen Harkins Wheat
University of Washington Press
University of Washington Press
'My pictures express my life and experience. I paint the things I know about and the things I have experienced. The things I have experienced extend into my national, racial, and class group. So I paint the American scene.' - Jacob Lawrence, Author...
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