Includes reproductions of 60 paintings from this series and provides critical essays and quotes from the artist himself
A biography of the African American artist who grew up in the midst of the Harlem Renaissance and became one of the most renowned painters of the life of his people.
Thirteen-year-old Jake has just moved to Harlem.
With rhythmic text and 11 iconic paintings, this book is both an introduction to an influential artist and a celebration of city life.
Examines the life and art of African-American painter Jacob Lawrence, covering the entire span of his career from the 1930s through the 1980s. Includes over 100 color plates of Lawrence's...
Other useful studies of slave narratives include Andrews, To Tell a Free Story, and Robert B. Stepto, “I Rose and Found My Voice: Narration, Authentication, and Authorial Control in Four Slave Narratives,” ch. 1 in From Behind the Veil: ...
A juvenile biography of Jacob Lawrence, African-American painter"--Provided by the publisher.
Jacob Lawrence was a talented painter whose work became an important part of the Harlem Renaissance and modern art. Learn about his life, influences, and impact.
In 1940, Lawrence chronicled their journey of hope in a flowing narrative sequence of paintings."This stirring picture book brings together the sixty panels of Lawrence's epic narrative Migration series, which he created in 1940-1941.
In the spirit of Lawrence's project, this collection includes brief interpretive texts written by teens in response to the Struggle series.
Jacob Lawrence: Thirty Years of Prints (1963-1993) : a Catalogue Raisonné