Jacob Lawrence : lines of influence /

"'Jacob Lawrence: Lines of Influence' explores the life, work, and legacy of acclaimed painter, storyteller, educator, and chronicler of the mid-20th-century African American experience, Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000). As a celebration of the centennial of the artist's birth, this pu...

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Main Authors:	Rensburg, Storm Janse van (Author, Editor, Curator), Levin Caro, Julie (Author)
Other Authors:	Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000 (painter,), Greene, Carroll (Interviewer)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Text in English.
Published:	Zurich, Switzerland : Savannah, Georgia : Scheidegger & Spiess ; SCAD Museum of Art, [2020]
Subjects:	Lawrence, Jacob, > 1917-2000 > Exhibitions. Lawrence, Jacob, > 1917-2000 > Friends and associates. Lawrence, Jacob, > 1917-2000 > Contemporaries > Influence > Exhibitions. Lawrence, Jacob, > 1917-2000 > Influence > Exhibitions. Lawrence, Jacob, > 1917-2000 > Criticism and interpretation. Lawrence, Jacob, > 1917-2000 > Themes, motives. Lawrence, Jacob, > 1917-2000 > Interviews. Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.) > Faculty. African Americans in art > 20th century > Exhibitions. Blacks in art > 20th century > Exhibitions. Race in art > 20th century > Exhibitions. African Americans > Social conditions > 20th century > In art > Exhibitions. Figurative painting, American > United States > 20th century > Exhibitions. African American painting > 20th century > Exhibitions. African American painters > Washington (State) > Seattle > 20th century > Exhibitions. United States > Race relations > 20th century > In art > Exhibitions. Exhibition catalogs. Essays. Portraits. Illustrated works.

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Summary:	"'Jacob Lawrence: Lines of Influence' explores the life, work, and legacy of acclaimed painter, storyteller, educator, and chronicler of the mid-20th-century African American experience, Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000). As a celebration of the centennial of the artist's birth, this publication follows the exhibition of the same name, organized by SCAD Museum of Art in fall 2017. Arranged in two parts, the exhibitions first section, 'Relations', traces some of the engagements that shaped Larwrence's personal and professional life and presents his work indialogue with that of his contemporaries, mentors, and historically significant artists. Though he arrived at his distinctive formal language early in his career, the engagements that shaped his personal and professional life remain evident. Part two, 'Legacy', explores Lawrence's influence on contemporary artists living and working today and those who share similar formal and conceptual concerns. Thematic strands in the original exhibition include the uncovering of historical blind spots, a preoccupation with narrative and storytelling, and the elevation of everday experiences as symbolic markers." Jacob Lawrence (1917?2000) gehört zu den bedeutendsten amerikanischen Malern des 20. Jahrhunderts. Sein Werk reicht von modernistischen Illustrationen des Alltags bis hin zu Erzählungen der afroamerikanischen Geschichte und deren historischen Figuren.0Jacob Lawrence: Lines of Influence erscheint in Zusammenarbeit mit dem SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah und untersucht Leben, Arbeit und Vermächtnis von Lawrence ? nicht nur als gefeierter Künstler, sondern auch als Erzähler und Chronist der Lebenssituation der Afroamerikaner Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Der erste Teil des Buchs zeichnet die Beziehungen zwischen Lawrence und seinen Zeitgenossen nach ? seinen Mentoren und Künstlerfiguren wie Josef Albers, Richmond Barthé, Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence, José Clemente Orozco, Augusta Savage oder George Grosz. Den Blick auf die Gegenwart richtet der zweite Teil und erkundet dabei Lawrences Einfluss auf zeitgenössische Künstler und solche, die seine formalen und konzeptuellen Interessen teilen.
Physical Description:	209 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, portraits, photographs ; 31 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9783858818256 3858818259
Place of Publication:	Switzerland -- Zürich -- Zürich. United States -- Georgia -- Savannah.