| Jacob Lawrence
American 1917 -2000
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| Born: |
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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| Studied: |
Harlem Art Workshop
American Artists School, New York
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| Exhibited: |
Lawrence One-Man Show, Museum of Modern Art, New Y
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| Examples of Work: |
Baltimore Museum of Art, MD
Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Milwaukee Art Center, Wisconsin
Museu de Arte Moderna, Brazil
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Philips Collection, Washington DC
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond
Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC
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| Specialty: |
Painter
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| Style/School: |
Realism
Abstract Decorative Design
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| Subjects Known For: |
African-American Experience
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| Memberships: |
National Academy of Design p. ANA 1971; NA 1979
National Institute of Arts and Letters
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