Lawrence, Jacob, (Untitled, The Birth)
Lawrence, Jacob, (Untitled, The Birth)
"Untitled, The Birth" by Jacob Lawrence
16 x 20 inches, iris print on rag paper, unsigned limited edition of 198 (print from 1938 original painting) -- unframed
About the Art:
In his art, "Untitled, (The Birth), 1938, Lawrence depicts, a pregnant woman who appears to be giving birth. The figure at the foot of the bed is not to be a doctor assisting with the birth perhaps in a Harlem clinic is beautifully painted image was completed by Lawrence in 1938 using opaque water. His images of everyday life are known for their truthful depictions of life after the great depression art critics and historians continue to describe Jacob Lawrence, as one of the most prolific artists of the century.
Jacob Lawrence partnered with the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Incorporated in 1997. The Indianapolis Chapter of the Correlation begin a partnership with the Indianapolis Museum of Arts to support the acquisition of works by African American artists for the permanent collection. The Jacob Lawrence acquisition is just the beginning of the contribution to the benefit. The National Coalition of 100 Black Women Incorporated has a long history of promoting activities that reflects the interest and concerns of the local national and international community. The correlation was created to meet the needs of the contemporary black woman, her personal and professional growth in her concerns for her community. The major program areas are personal and professional development, economic development, education, arts, and culture and community affairs.
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Jacob Lawrence, one of the most important artists of the 20th century, was born in 1917 and is best known for his series of narrative paintings depicting important moments in African American history. Lawrence was introduced to art when in his early teens, Lawrence's mother enrolled him in Utopia Children's Center, which provided an after-school art program in Harlem. By the mid-1930s, he was regularly participating in art programs at the Harlem Art Workshop and the Harlem Community Art Center where he was exposed to leading African American artists of the time, including Augusta Savage and Charles Alton, the director of the Harlem Art Workshop and, later, professor of art at Howard University. At the community art centers, Lawrence studied African art, Aaron Douglas's paintings and African American history. With the help and encouragement of Augusta Savage, Lawrence secured a scholarship to the American Artists School and later gained employment with the WPA, working as a painter in the easel division. Lawrence began painting in series format in the late 1930s, completing 41 paintings on the life of Toussaint L'Ouverture, the revolutionary who established the Haitian Republic. Other series followed on the lives of the abolitionists Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and John Brown. The Migration of the Negro, one of his best known series, was completed in 1941. The most widely acclaimed African American artist of this century, Lawrence continued to paint until his death in 2000.
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