I was lucky enough to have had personal tutorials with Jacob Lawrence who was then a Professor of Art at the University of Washington when I was a student there. He was the sweetest, most open person, very encouraging and supportive. I was in the middle of a verbal complaint with the Dean of the Art Department about a teacher who pretended to be able to know what art was and wasn't, and who was dismissing my efforts. In the midst of this discussion, Jacob stuck his head in the door and said, "I'll take him on (as his student)". We had twice weekly sessions together. I feel so fortunate to have been able to work with him.
You are indeed very lucky to have worked with him. As you have recognised, it is very rare to find the two qualities of great artist and great teacher in one person. Jacob Lawrence had both qualities in abundance.
Thanks for introducing me to and educating me on Jacob Lawrence, who I hadn't heard of before, nor seen his work, all of which I found enjoyable and very moving.
I must admit not knowing a great deal about him before I started my research. He was a remarkable man and a great artist. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
A superb overview of of this great artist. Your use of examples of Lawrence's work was an excellent complement to your examination of his life. Thank you.
Paul, thank you for this wonderful documentary on Jacob Lawrence. As an African American, I am so proud of his contributions not just to African American art, but to to Art in general. I look forward to sharing this especially with young people.
I was sadly unaware of this incredible artist. His paintings are unlike anything I've ever seen. I am always glad to know when an artist is recognized in their lifetime for their contributions to the world of art. I would be very honored to own one of his paintings...I'm sure they're worth a king's ransom. 💗🖼
Another fascinating video. Thanks for introducing this exceptional artist to your audience. Lawrence’s paintings are incredibly powerful, and even more so when viewed in person.
Thank you for this insightful documentary. What surprises me most about Jacob Lawrence's art is the consistency throughout his long life. So many artists experiment with different styles through their career, Jacob's work was always dynamic, bold, graphic and thought provoking while while still capturing life around him and telling the story of the people he painted. Genius!
While serving as an Institute of Museum and Library Services at Morgan State University, I was introduced to his work. The storytelling of his images is broken down to such a precise point of view is what struck me most. Thank you for sharing his work with the world. As a light sculptor from the Show Me state I find his use of solids and color combinations to be something I hope to achieve some day with my camera. Thanks again!!!
Thank you so much, sir Paul for this interesting episode and excursion. You are like a Christmas miracle: just yesterday -I was thinking about you, hoping to see a new episode soon :) Merci beaucoup, monsieur!
Fascinating, I learned a lot about an artist I didn't know. His composition was so impressive. Your video was great and your jacket just excellent. I love the way you often have a sartorial reference to the artist under discussion. Real presentation pro. Thank you!
Marvellous Thank you I enjoyed this artists work so much and will watch again. Thank you also for the presentation you pack somuch information in Best Wishes
Wow this is interesting history I'm so glad you did this video, in the history books in school they don't talk about him. He had a hard life but he rode above it. I wish I could have meet him
Thanks, Paul! I so appreciate the artists you choose for excellence and inclusiveness. My favorite works among those you show are "Taboo" and the self-portrait. We saw the eye-opening 2015 MoMA exhibit "One Way Ticket", the 60 Jacob Lawrence panels on Black migration in America that you mention.
@@ArtHistorySchool I take comfort in the story of David & Goliath...I believe just a few of us working for it = David. p.s. Your videos & personality always inspire to keep creating. Cheers to You & Your Subscribers!
Brilliant job, Paul! While I had seen his Olympia piece before, I was not previously aware of his name, like some music I'm fond of from the 60s & 70s, which were my childhood years. Passionate and meaningful musical works, much like Lawrence's creations. What a blessing that he found a pro arts & diversity commander during his military service, who re-assigned him to live that tragic time out in his truth. Nigeria seems to have been exactly what the doctor ordered, precisely at the moment Lawrence most needed it. I'm glad he found a way to go and stay as long as suited him. Honors can indeed be a two-edged sword. I'm grateful he was so prolific and skilled so we have plenty of his work to enjoy and learn from. Have you considered including a link to his foundation in the description for this video or an artist resources page on your site? I look forward to more diverse artist coverage like this.
Great, I did really enjoy this video. I don't know Jacob Lawrence's work though I must have seen some over the course of my lifetime. After this 'exposé' I hope I'll never NOT see it again if I'm in a gallery containing any. Where is there any in Britain? This merits another watch or two by me since I was constantly stopping to look at the photographs and paintings, occasionally, sadly,obscuring each other and both of equal interest.Well done for another great piece of informative video work in itself. I'd like to stand in front of some of these paintings.
Glad you liked the video. I must admit I haven't seen any of his work in the UK, not sure there is much, if any in national collections. Yes, you are not the first to mention the point about the photos and paintings, I think, in hindsight, I could have achieved a better balance in editing between those elements to allow each to breathe a little more.
I like the use of color and movement in Lawrence's paintings and the revolutionary aspects of them which likely helped the cause of his black generation.
Bonjour ,Merci beaucoup pour votre chaîne instructive et éducative ,Mille gratitude pour ce grand effort de création de vidéos , je suis artiste Peintre malien , je me régale en les visionnant , thanks you ,more life
TYsM for this episode on Jacob Lawrence. really sad, let down, & upsetting that i never heard this amazing artist's name, nor saw any of his paintings in any of the 4 Western Art History classes i took back in the day. i have learned more about 20th century pioneer artists from youtube smh. well, thankfully back then (late 90s) classes only cost $13/unit. amazing. i paid cash for my classes back then! 20 yrs doesnt seem like THaT long ago, but if i say i paid $40 per 3 credit course, one would guess more than 2 decades had passed.
Just, Wow!! I'm a 60 year old artist, and I've never seen this man's work. He was Brilliant!!! In the time that it took for me to watch this video, And to see 1 Modernist masterpiece after another, this man took the spot amongst the very top artists of the whole of the Modernist movement- imho. He stands shoulder- to- shoulder with Picasso, and rises above Many of his more famous contemporaries. His work is just Beautiful, and truly represents the Apex of Art. I'm blown away. Thanks for sharing this! 👍
This was refreshing. I had heard about Jacob Lawrence, but always kind of in passing. This deep dive into his life really is remarkable, hence I had to comment on it. The one thing that never seems to be acknowledge about him and those like him is they have a style that is influential in and of itself. The idea of primitivism never seems to be an issue for people like Picasso, and it should be seen as nothing more than a stylistic choice here. Looking at all the examples of his work it resonates throughout. The best part was his trips to Nigeria. It was like he was headed to the well again to refill his bucket. Odd how he saw such success and Augusta Savage was not able to enjoy the same.
I live in England, but you are right it does seem odd that he had such success and held such prestigious posts at a time when Black Americans were fighting for equality and civil rights. I think it says a lot about his character and determination. I'm pleased you enjoyed the video. Cheers
I see much of Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica” coming from Jacob Lawrence’s work. Picasso had been greatly influenced by Lawrence as well as other Black artists and African spiritual relics of sculptures and masks. Something Picasso was strained to share and enlighten the public about.
Picasso was influenced by African art, particularly through his cubist period, but not by Lawrence I'm afraid, who wasn't born until long after the cubist period ended. Jacob Lawrence was only 19 when Guernica was painted and had not produced anything, by that age, of the significance of his later work, so I doubt Picasso was even aware of his existence. Cheers
I thought Jean Michel Basquiat had earned that "1st Black Artist..." distinction. Recognized by two American Presidents? Wow. Great content. Glad I subscribed!
I was lucky enough to have had personal tutorials with Jacob Lawrence who was then a Professor of Art at the University of Washington when I was a student there. He was the sweetest, most open person, very encouraging and supportive. I was in the middle of a verbal complaint with the Dean of the Art Department about a teacher who pretended to be able to know what art was and wasn't, and who was dismissing my efforts. In the midst of this discussion, Jacob stuck his head in the door and said, "I'll take him on (as his student)". We had twice weekly sessions together. I feel so fortunate to have been able to work with him.
You are indeed very lucky to have worked with him. As you have recognised, it is very rare to find the two qualities of great artist and great teacher in one person. Jacob Lawrence had both qualities in abundance.
... sounds like YOU could not accept criticism
Have you actually read my comment above!?
@@ArtHistorySchool ...actually...???..
Wow you are definitely lucky, that's amazing you meet a wonderful historical person
What a remarkable man. I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate this art history class you have just given us. God bless you for your time.
Wow, thank you. He certainly was a remarkable man. Really pleased you liked the video. Cheers
I knew nothing about this artist until I saw this video. Thank you so much for making it.
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers
Thanks for introducing me to and educating me on Jacob Lawrence, who I hadn't heard of before, nor seen his work, all of which I found enjoyable and very moving.
I must admit not knowing a great deal about him before I started my research. He was a remarkable man and a great artist. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Glad you did this video! I have to write an essay on him for my art appreciation class
Well, I hope you get top marks. Good Luck. Cheers
A superb overview of of this great artist. Your use of examples of Lawrence's work was an excellent complement to your examination of his life. Thank you.
Really glad you enjoyed it. He was a great artist. Cheers
Paul, thank you for this wonderful documentary on Jacob Lawrence. As an African American, I am so proud of his contributions not just to African American art, but to to Art in general. I look forward to sharing this especially with young people.
I hope the young people appreciate what he had to contend with and the quality and meaning behind his art. Cheers
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I was sadly unaware of this incredible artist. His paintings are unlike anything I've ever seen. I am always glad to know when an artist is recognized in their lifetime for their contributions to the world of art. I would be very honored to own one of his paintings...I'm sure they're worth a king's ransom. 💗🖼
I think his work would now be very expensive. He was a great artist. Cheers
Another fascinating video. Thanks for introducing this exceptional artist to your audience. Lawrence’s paintings are incredibly powerful, and even more so when viewed in person.
Really pleased you enjoyed the video, he was an exceptional artist.
I feel upset that despite a minor in Fine Arts, I do not recall ever having learned about Jacob Lawrence. Loved his 1977 work The Swearing In.
I would have thought he would be on all Fine Art programmes especially in the US
Thank you so much! Your videos are magnificent! I’m so thankful to be able to learn about such wonderful artists.
Really pleased you like them! Cheers
Thank you for this insightful documentary. What surprises me most about Jacob Lawrence's art is the consistency throughout his long life. So many artists experiment with different styles through their career, Jacob's work was always dynamic, bold, graphic and thought provoking while while still capturing life around him and telling the story of the people he painted. Genius!
He was a really interesting artist who should be more well known. Cheers
Great and educational video, nothing less to be expected from this channel! 💖
Thank you very much! Cheers
Thank you so much 🙏 for such quality content✨✨✨. I always look forward to your videos. 😍 ❤❤
Really pleased you enjoy my videos there should be another next week
That was a wonderful, very informative presentation. I had not previously heard of Jacob Lawrence. Thank you for your work on this video!
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers
While serving as an Institute of Museum and Library Services at Morgan State University, I was introduced to his work. The storytelling of his images is broken down to such a precise point of view is what struck me most. Thank you for sharing his work with the world. As a light sculptor from the Show Me state I find his use of solids and color combinations to be something I hope to achieve some day with my camera. Thanks again!!!
He was an artist who is not well known, particularly in the UK. He deserves a wider audience. Cheers
Another outstanding presentation! Thank you for making this available.
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it. Cheers
Thanks to highlight this 👍👍👍👍. Many don't know about this guy.
My pleasure, yes, he is not as well known as he should be. Cheers
Great video, as always Pul . Thank you 👍
My pleasure!
This was incredible. The effort and execution is very good. Please continue!!
Many Thanks, I shall certainly continue. Cheers
Thank you so much, sir Paul for this interesting episode and excursion. You are like a Christmas miracle: just yesterday -I was thinking about you, hoping to see a new episode soon :) Merci beaucoup, monsieur!
Thank you for your kind comment. Cheers
Brilliant, what an artist.
Thank you
Most interesting story about Jacob Lawrence. Thank you for posting. Have been impressed with Lawrence's art.
He's a very good artist. Cheers
Magnificent ARTIST
Wonderful display of his works!
Thx you
Thank you, he really was a great artist. Cheers
As a retired designer and now full time sculptor, just teaching myself to paint, I can't tell you how much I'm learning from you. Thank you!
Wow, that's great. Isn't wonderful to never stop learning, it keep the old brain cells functioning. Cheers
Fascinating, I learned a lot about an artist I didn't know. His composition was so impressive. Your video was great and your jacket just excellent. I love the way you often have a sartorial reference to the artist under discussion. Real presentation pro. Thank you!
Thank you very much! Much appreciated. Cheers
Watched, and enjoyed greatly. Thanks Paul
Thank you , much appreciated.
Wow’’ such electrifying introduction to Mr Jacob Lawrence never heard of him before until now.
Yes he was a great artist, someone who needs more recognition.
I love ALL your educational episodes. Many thanks!
Many thanks
I love to see videos like this. Thank u.
You are welcome
Yes, I enjoyed learning about Jacob.
That's great. Cheers
Thank you so much for your videos!
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much for sharing all of those images. I've only seen his 1940's work before.
You're very welcome
Sir! An incredible presentation! Thank you!
You're very welcome!
This presentation is a great service to humanity.
Cheers
oh this was really good ! Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers
Superb presentation about a great American artist, who, up these past few moments, I had never heard of before.
Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers
Very well put together, wonderful art!
Thank you! Cheers!
This video was greatly informative. Thank you for sharing and shining a light on such an awesome artist.
You are so welcome!
Marvellous Thank you I enjoyed this artists work so much and will watch again. Thank you also for the presentation you pack somuch information in Best Wishes
Thank you! Cheers!
Love his manner of painting very much.
Yes, he was a great painter
Thank you for that. Very informative.
Thanks for watching! Cheers
so fortunate to know Jacob, thank you Paul
You are welcome.
Thank you for this
My pleasure! Cheers
Excellent video
Glad you liked it. Cheers
Really powerful evocative work. Deceptively simple. Thanks!
Glad you liked it! Cheers
Thank you VERY much Art History School.🎨⏳🏫
You are welcome
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Wow this is interesting history I'm so glad you did this video, in the history books in school they don't talk about him. He had a hard life but he rode above it. I wish I could have meet him
Yes, he was a great artist who needs a wider audience. I'm glad you liked the video. Cheers.
Didn't know about this artist. Thanks for this!
You are welcome
Thanks, Paul! I so appreciate the artists you choose for excellence and inclusiveness. My favorite works among those you show are "Taboo" and the self-portrait. We saw the eye-opening 2015 MoMA exhibit "One Way Ticket", the 60 Jacob Lawrence panels on Black migration in America that you mention.
You are very welcome, I have not seen any of his work in the flesh, which is a shame.
Wonderful!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks for another excellent video ❤️
You are so welcome!
I'm loving this history. I've always known of him, but never heard this history
He was a great painter.
Thank you for another amazing, informative video about an amazing person. I have learnt so much from your videos.
You are so welcome!
Thanks for that
You are welcome.
Thanks for wonderful video.. Sir paul. 🤓👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it, Cheers
Best doc so far thank u
Really pleased you enjoyed it. Cheers
Very interesting topic.
Glad you think so!
awesome and inspiring doc, thanx :)
You are very welcome. Cheers
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers
how good to watch this one
Many thanks
I enjoyed his art, thank you 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
I saw his exhibit here in Washington DC. Good video. 👍🏼
You are lucky, his work is rarely shown in the UK
Very inspiring!!❤️
Thank you so much!
Excellent
Thank you! Cheers!
Amazing.
Thank you! Cheers!
Incredible
Thank you
Brilliant art
He was great painter
I’ve never heard of him. Excellent.
Cheers
BRAVO!👏👏👏
Cheers
FAIR & JUST SOCIETY ...yet another unfulfilled dream! Thank You for sharing. Love your clothes!
Shame we can't all work for it though. Glad you like the video. Cheers
@@ArtHistorySchool I take comfort in the story of David & Goliath...I believe just a few of us working for it = David. p.s. Your videos & personality always inspire to keep creating. Cheers to You & Your Subscribers!
Wonderful video…
Thank you! Cheers!
Vielen Dank, für die Präsentation dieses tollen Künstlers
Cheers
I learned something totally new.
That's great. Cheers
Brilliant job, Paul! While I had seen his Olympia piece before, I was not previously aware of his name, like some music I'm fond of from the 60s & 70s, which were my childhood years. Passionate and meaningful musical works, much like Lawrence's creations. What a blessing that he found a pro arts & diversity commander during his military service, who re-assigned him to live that tragic time out in his truth. Nigeria seems to have been exactly what the doctor ordered, precisely at the moment Lawrence most needed it. I'm glad he found a way to go and stay as long as suited him. Honors can indeed be a two-edged sword. I'm grateful he was so prolific and skilled so we have plenty of his work to enjoy and learn from. Have you considered including a link to his foundation in the description for this video or an artist resources page on your site? I look forward to more diverse artist coverage like this.
Gald you enjoyed it Cheers
Great video.. Happy he knew Walker Evans who was an amazing photographer..
Definitely!
loved it
Cheers
I Say hello from Cancún México. I m mexicana. Love yours videos. Thanks so much.
Glad you like my videos. Cheers from England
Great, I did really enjoy this video. I don't know Jacob Lawrence's work though I must have seen some over the course of my lifetime. After this 'exposé' I hope I'll never NOT see it again if I'm in a gallery containing any. Where is there any in Britain? This merits another watch or two by me since I was constantly stopping to look at the photographs and paintings, occasionally, sadly,obscuring each other and both of equal interest.Well done for another great piece of informative video work in itself. I'd like to stand in front of some of these paintings.
Glad you liked the video. I must admit I haven't seen any of his work in the UK, not sure there is much, if any in national collections. Yes, you are not the first to mention the point about the photos and paintings, I think, in hindsight, I could have achieved a better balance in editing between those elements to allow each to breathe a little more.
Loving Lawrence's art
Yes, he was a great painter.
Awesome
Cheers
I love Jacob Lawrence art.
He was a great artist.
Thank you very much!
Very interesting performance.
Hello from Moscow.
Thank you very much! Cheers from England
@@ArtHistorySchool Love youe accent...You are Londonner aren't you?
I like the use of color and movement in Lawrence's paintings and the revolutionary aspects of them which likely helped the cause of his black generation.
I'm sure it did. Cheers
Great review...would love to see larger art and smaller you. Thanks!
Glad you liked the video
Gracias, por acercarnos ese gran artista, que desconocía! Thank you to give us, to knowledge of a great artist, sorry if I wrote bad, !
You wrote well. Gald you liked the video. Cheers
Nice story about artist Lawrence.
And he is living the time of slavery
period.I appreciate this story and art history school.
He was a very interesting artist.
Jacob Lawrence was truly an Black artist 🎨 knowing your art history is always good!
True
Bonjour ,Merci beaucoup pour votre chaîne instructive et éducative ,Mille gratitude pour ce grand effort de création de vidéos , je suis artiste Peintre malien , je me régale en les visionnant , thanks you ,more life
Merci beaucoup, bonne chance avec votre peinture. Bravo d'Angleterre.
I love that jacket!
Cheers
TYsM for this episode on Jacob Lawrence. really sad, let down, & upsetting that i never heard this amazing artist's name, nor saw any of his paintings in any of the 4 Western Art History classes i took back in the day. i have learned more about 20th century pioneer artists from youtube smh. well, thankfully back then (late 90s) classes only cost $13/unit. amazing. i paid cash for my classes back then! 20 yrs doesnt seem like THaT long ago, but if i say i paid $40 per 3 credit course, one would guess more than 2 decades had passed.
his work is beautiful. love the colors
He was a great painter, not well known this side of the pond.
Just, Wow!! I'm a 60 year old artist, and I've never seen this man's work. He was Brilliant!!! In the time that it took for me to watch this video, And to see 1 Modernist masterpiece after another, this man took the spot amongst the very top artists of the whole of the Modernist movement- imho. He stands shoulder- to- shoulder with Picasso, and rises above Many of his more famous contemporaries.
His work is just Beautiful, and truly represents the Apex of Art. I'm blown away. Thanks for sharing this! 👍
He was a great artist and I understand, from someone who was taught by him, a really nice person too.
damn, looking fresh in this video, man.
Cheers
Love him
Yes, he was a great artist.
This was refreshing. I had heard about Jacob Lawrence, but always kind of in passing. This deep dive into his life really is remarkable, hence I had to comment on it. The one thing that never seems to be acknowledge about him and those like him is they have a style that is influential in and of itself. The idea of primitivism never seems to be an issue for people like Picasso, and it should be seen as nothing more than a stylistic choice here. Looking at all the examples of his work it resonates throughout.
The best part was his trips to Nigeria. It was like he was headed to the well again to refill his bucket.
Odd how he saw such success and Augusta Savage was not able to enjoy the same.
I live in England, but you are right it does seem odd that he had such success and held such prestigious posts at a time when Black Americans were fighting for equality and civil rights. I think it says a lot about his character and determination. I'm pleased you enjoyed the video. Cheers
I see much of Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica” coming from Jacob Lawrence’s work.
Picasso had been greatly influenced by Lawrence as well as other Black artists and African spiritual relics of sculptures and masks.
Something Picasso was strained to share and enlighten the public about.
Picasso was influenced by African art, particularly through his cubist period, but not by Lawrence I'm afraid, who wasn't born until long after the cubist period ended. Jacob Lawrence was only 19 when Guernica was painted and had not produced anything, by that age, of the significance of his later work, so I doubt Picasso was even aware of his existence. Cheers
The hands!
?
I thought Jean Michel Basquiat had earned that "1st Black Artist..." distinction. Recognized by two American Presidents? Wow. Great content. Glad I subscribed!
Jacob was a man ahead of his time, a great artist. Thanks for subscribing. Cheers
This man is the greatest, He needs more exposure, better than Michael Rosen
Many thanks, please spread the word! Cheers