Exhibition Catalog | Jacob Lawrence
Explore a gift of drawings, prints, and paintings by African American modernist Jacob Lawrence addressing Black history and civil rights, public life, faith, and creativity.
Explore a gift of drawings, prints, and paintings by African American modernist Jacob Lawrence addressing Black history and civil rights, public life, faith, and creativity.
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The artworks illustrated on the following pages are by <strong>Jacob</strong><br />
<strong>Lawrence</strong> (U.S.A., 1917–2000), with the exception of the painting<br />
on page 76 (CAT. 10), which is by Gwendolyn Knight <strong>Lawrence</strong><br />
(U.S.A., b. Barbados, 1913–2005). All works are part of the permanent<br />
collection of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford<br />
University, as the Gift of Dr. Herbert J. Kayden and Family in memory of<br />
Dr. Gabrielle H. Reem, except for the silkscreen series The Legend of John<br />
Brown and Eight Studies for “The Book of Genesis,” which are the Gift<br />
of Joelle Kayden. The catalogue entries are ordered chronologically by<br />
artwork date. Sheet dimensions are recorded for any objects with a paper<br />
support, including paintings, drawings, and prints. The titles of works<br />
published in portfolios reflect the artist’s spelling and punctuation.<br />
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