I just want to add my comments about Jacob Lawrence, as a teacher. I was an art student at the University of Washington. I had a run-in with an art teacher who pretended to know what was art and what was not in response to my efforts. During a discussion with the Dean of the Art Department, Mr. Lawrence (then a teacher at the UofW) stuck his head through the door and said, "I'll take him on", meaning he offered to tutor me on a one-on-one basis. He was a generous, encouraging, and inspiring teacher as well as a remarkable artist.
I just want to add my comments about Jacob Lawrence, as a teacher. I was an art student at the University of Washington. I had a run-in with an art teacher who pretended to know what was art and what was not in response to my efforts. During a discussion with the Dean of the Art Department, Mr. Lawrence (then a teacher at the UofW) stuck his head through the door and said, "I'll take him on", meaning he offered to tutor me on a one-on-one basis. He was a generous, encouraging, and inspiring teacher as well as a remarkable artist.
As a friend said to me once . " I know good, when I see, good."