Today In History
’Jacob Lawrence, artist, was born in Atlantic City, NJ, on this date September 7, 1917. Lawrence became interested in painting at age 13. Lawrence referred to his style as “dynamic cubism,” though by his own account the primary influence was not so much French art as the shapes and colors of Harlem. Lawrence is among the best-known twentieth century African American painters.’
(photos: ”Carpenters”, ”Toussaint et Ennery”, “The Swearing In” and Jacob Lawrence)
- CARTER Magazine
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