Jacob Lawrence: American Painter

by Ellen Harkins Wheat

Book Overview

For nearly five decades, Jacob Lawrence has been widely regarded as America's most important black artist. His work is known throughout the world for its depiction of the black American experience from the Civil War to the civil rights movement and beyond. But Lawrence's paintings are more than a chronicle of this history. He has created a uniquely American vision that affirms the place of all individuals in our society and honors the struggle for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295963441
• ISBN13: 9780295963440
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

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I consider this book to be the bible of the work of Jacob Lawrenece. As a collector of Lawrence's work, I must say this book was the first step. I truly believe that this is the one book that captures Jacob Lawrence.