Whenever I see a Jacob Lawrence posting, I feel compelled to add something to his legacy. When I was an art student at the University of Washington in the Seventies, I had a cranky art teacher who insisted that he knew what was art and what was not. I was not convinced. While discussing this with the Dean of the Art School, a man stuck his head through the door and said, "I'll take him on", meaning he agreed to tutor me one-on-one for that quarter. Mr. Lawrence was the most generous, encouraging, inspiring professor of my entire college experience. He was a great artist AND a great teacher.
So glad there's a long version of this one to look forward to. I'm gonna resist the temptation to click it in the suggested videos and let it bless me later. 😌 I do love these images. They might be the first I've seen done on "hardboard" and I wonder how intentional that was given the subject matter. The segregation image made me think of growing up in Miami. There were no golden barriers per se, but everyone naturally settled into their peer group, so it often felt like there was an invisible barrier despite the apparent diversity of the place. I'm glad to live in a time where people are more inclined to mix and mingle than ever before.
Whenever I see a Jacob Lawrence posting, I feel compelled to add something to his legacy. When I was an art student at the University of Washington in the Seventies, I had a cranky art teacher who insisted that he knew what was art and what was not. I was not convinced. While discussing this with the Dean of the Art School, a man stuck his head through the door and said, "I'll take him on", meaning he agreed to tutor me one-on-one for that quarter. Mr. Lawrence was the most generous, encouraging, inspiring professor of my entire college experience. He was a great artist AND a great teacher.
You had Jacob Lawrence as your teacher!!! That sounds so cool!
-11th grade AP art student
Awesome to say the Least!
So glad there's a long version of this one to look forward to. I'm gonna resist the temptation to click it in the suggested videos and let it bless me later. 😌 I do love these images. They might be the first I've seen done on "hardboard" and I wonder how intentional that was given the subject matter. The segregation image made me think of growing up in Miami. There were no golden barriers per se, but everyone naturally settled into their peer group, so it often felt like there was an invisible barrier despite the apparent diversity of the place. I'm glad to live in a time where people are more inclined to mix and mingle than ever before.
Thanks for posting this! I recommend linking to the long version. Makes it easier to find for those who are not subscribed :-)
cool