One of my all time favorite artist is Jacob Lawrence. As a teenager Lawrence began working in inexpensive media known as tempera. He used poster paint and painted Harlem street scenes. To these scenes he would add African American History.
Trained in New York City at the height of the Harlem Renaissance, Lawrence’s style of painting has been compared to Matisse’s cut-outs and Picasso’s cubism. He is one of the few painters of his time who grew up in the black community and was primarily taught by black artists.
Lawrence‘s subjects were taken from black history and from his daily observations. A nice example of his work is Genesis Creation Sermon VI: and God Created All The Beast of The Earth.
Trained in New York City at the height of the Harlem Renaissance, Lawrence’s style of painting has been compared to Matisse’s cut-outs and Picasso’s cubism. He is one of the few painters of his time who grew up in the black community and was primarily taught by black artists.
Lawrence‘s subjects were taken from black history and from his daily observations. A nice example of his work is Genesis Creation Sermon VI: and God Created All The Beast of The Earth.
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