Jacob Lawrence

Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000) was a United States painter, draftsperson and printmaker.

Also recorded as Jacob Armstead Lawrence; Jacob A. Lawrence.

Overview

The authority record associates the name with social realism. Work is classified under figure painting, genre painting and narrative art. Places of work recorded in the authority include Nigeria, Black Mountain and Queens. Works named in the authority record include Builders No. 1 and New York in Transit. Catalogue entries for prints and multiples state process, state, edition and watermark or paper. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

African American painter and art professor (1917–2000)

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Jacob Lawrence”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q355566: Jacob Lawrence

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