Sisters Antoinin & Morris Retire From Historic Institutions Aug 9, 2008
" African-American artists from every state in the union were represented in the first competition and exhibition. As a result, many unknown talents gained visibility while Atlanta Life began to build a corporate art collection. The competition and exhibition continued to draw 400 to 500 entrants per year, and the company holdings have increased to more than 300 works with every medium represented. While the primary focus of Atlanta Life has been on younger, newer and under-exposed artists, the... (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
NBAF director Jul 19, 2008
You'd expect images by photographer Carrie Mae Weems, serigraphs and lithographs of work by Jacob Lawrence and Romare Bearden, prints by Elizabeth Catlett on the walls ... In a single glance you can take in works from Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Faith Ringgold, Carrie Mae Weems and tribal artists from Benin to Mozambique. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
‘Picturing America,’ students’ works to be on display in St. Paul School art show May 2, 2008
The masterpiece works are by Mary Cassett, John James Audubon, N.C. Wyeth, Frank Lloyd Wright, Edward Hopper, Jacob Lawrence and Norman Rockwell. Law said she looks forward to sharing them with the community. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Black history in words Feb 17, 2008
Jacob Lawrence is a famous artist and was born on Sept. 7, 1917 in Atlantic City, N.J. Jacob was one of the first artists trained in and by the African-American community in Harlem. It affected me because I like painting and I feel like I can do it. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Black History Month Activities Abound in New Jersey Feb 5, 2008
Among the works included in this exhibition are paintings by Frank Bowling, Alma Thomas, Hale Woodruff, Benny Andrews, Rex Goreleigh, and Hughie Lee-Smith; prints by Jacob Lawrence and Emma Amos; collages by Romare Bearden; photographs by Gordon Parks, Milton J. Hinton and Chuck Stewart; and sculpture by Mel Edwards and Selma Hortense Burke. For more information, visit. (PR Newswire)
Celebrating Black History Month Feb 4, 2008
It was founded by the artist Charles Alston at 306 W. 141st St. in Harlem and served as a studio and meeting place for some of the century's most prominent black artists, including poet Langston Hughes, sculptor Augusta Savage, painter Jacob Lawrence and artist Romare Bearden. (From. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
WANT SOMETHING ELSE TO DO? Local alternative activities for those who don't want to watch the pregame hoopla and game coverage on Super Bowl Sunday include: Jan 31, 2008
Sunday Funday: Poetic Pictures,'' family event celebrating Black History Month, with paintings by Jacob Lawrence and words of Langston Hughes, including ``Langston's Dream,'' a new play by Fran and Von Washington, 2 to 4 p.m., Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 S. Park St. Free. 349-7775. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Carter Center at 25: Stateman's dream keeps world awake Oct 1, 2007
The best stuff hangs outside their apartment: pieces by big-name artists like Jacob Lawrence, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. The center has nine Warhols. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Spotlight: Art listings Sep 27, 2007
THE PAINTINGS OF JAMIE WYETH, JACOB LAWRENCE: PRINTS 1963-2000. CONNIE HAYES: POLS AND PASTELS FROM FRANCE. ANSEL ADAMS: The Man Who Captured the Earth's Beauty. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
More of this story Jul 28, 2007
Artists represented in the exhibit include Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Lezley Saar, James Vander Zee, Bob Thompson and Todd Gray. For the exhibit, Moniz organized Kebede's large collection into four thematic categories. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Microsoft's art collection has some hang-ups Jun 9, 2007
She said the collection hasn't been appraised as a whole, but did say prints by Jacob Lawrence, a well-known 20th-century American painter who spent his later years in Seattle, had quadrupled in value since their purchase. Klein said the prints were originally bought for a few thousand dollars. (USA Today)
Home run king May 20, 2007
" Aaron has traveled abroad to help spread the love of baseball, once even visiting Cuba. He and former Braves owner Ted Turner took bats, gloves and cleats for the island's young players. "We tried to send a pitching machine, but couldn't figure out how to get it there," Aaron said. Late one night during his visit, a military official knocked on his door. He carried a dinner invitation from Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Aaron and Castro ate lamb chops at 3 a.m. and, with the aid of an... (The Palm Beach Post)
Read more... Apr 19, 2007
Art Links to Literacy uses works of art from the The Phillips Collections renowned permanent collection, including Edward Hopper, Jacob Lawrence, and Paul Klee, to address themes that have impact on elementary school students, lives such as moving and feeling like an outsider. The program creates an innovative community of learning by engaging students and their parents or caregivers in programming, combined with professional development for their teachers. (PNN Online)
Author to give talk on Tuesday Feb 10, 2007
His Rosenwald Fellowships provided money and recognition for many black artists, including singer Marian Anderson, painter Jacob Lawrence and writer Ralph Ellison, who wrote The Invisible Man on one such fellowship. The West Virginia Center for African American Art re Inc. and the African-American and Jewish Dialogue Group, with major funding from Chesapeake Energy Corp., are putting on the event. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Art installation Feb 8, 2007
The legacy included works by Jasper Johns, Jacob Lawrence, Robert Motherwell and other contemporary artists. This document was modified last on Feb 07, 2007 - 10:43:37 PST. (Anacortes Weekly, WA)
Admiring art while waiting for the next train Jan 25, 2007
Today she promotes the transit system as a public art institution in its own right, with a roster that includes Vito Acconci, Romare Bearden, Eric Fischl, Robert Kushner, Jacob Lawrence, Sol LeWitt, Roy Lichtenstein, Maya Lin, Mary Miss, Elizabeth Murray, Dennis Oppenheim, Faith Ringgold, Alison Saar and Robert Wilson. "I now feel this is worthy of being the destination," Bloodworth said one morning in December. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
'Tribal haute couture' art lands at Cornell Jan 23, 2007
"A vast array of contemporary works demands careful attention. These are all serious pieces, exquisitely created and imbued with powerful self-expression.The pieces come from the collection of Jacqueline Bradley and Clarence Otis Jr.As explained by McKinnon, the two were young Wall Street professionals in Harlem in the 1980s. They discovered works by contemporary African-American artists and wondered why they weren't in serious collections."Except for (Romare) Bearden and Jacob Lawrence, it... (Florida Today)
Review: The Girl with the Gallery Jan 13, 2007
This largely unheralded figure from the midcentury New York art scene, with an impressive roster of artists that included Arthur Dove, Stuart Davis, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Charles Sheeler and Jacob Lawrence, is presented here as a superior saleswoman who had to fight for everything she earned. There was almost no market for American art, abstract or realist, when Halpert opened Our Gallery (soon renamed the Downtown Gallery) in Greenwich Village in 1926. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Giving back inspires an artist Jan 8, 2007
That's where he was captivated by the Migration Series, painted by renowned African-American artist Jacob Lawrence. Art seemed a passing fancy, however, after he enrolled in Berea College in Kentucky. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Exciting exhibits and season openings abound Sep 28, 2006
While in Chicago, Madai was exposed to the art of Jacob Lawrence, Picasso and Matisse. The influence of these artists is evident in the collages in the Union's show. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Geometry in art is focus of museum exhibit Jul 14, 2006
"Creative Therapy by Jacob Lawrence uses intersecting triangles and rectangles to depict psychiatric patients at easels. The play of outdoor light on the striated stone illuminates the different colors.From earliest times, the circle was the site of religious rituals, marking the course of the sun, moon and the stars; it signifies unity and infinity."Cornwall Circle reminds us of such circular monuments as Stonehenge in England. Another of my favorites is African-American artist Jacob Lawrence's... (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
National Art in a New Light Jul 1, 2006
More than 7,000 American artists are represented, among them John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Childe Hassam, Georgia O'Keeffe, Edward Hopper, Jacob Lawrence, Robert Rauschenberg, Nam June Paik and Martin Puryear. As she guided a pre-opening tour, Broun told the story of one bronze that had languished in anonymity. (Los Angeles Times)
A legacy that inspired a generation of artists Jun 7, 2006
Many of the artists in the show are now recognized "Old Masters" of African-American art - pioneering figures such as Hale Woodruff, Horace Pippin, Aaron Douglas, Jacob Lawrence, James Van Der Zee, Romare Bearden and Elizabeth Catlett. Others, such as William H. Johnson, Dox Thrash, Charles White, James Lesesne Wells and Beauford Delaney, are less well-known but nonetheless made significant contributions to what would become the first important African-American arts movement. (SunSpot.net)
King-Hammond eager to get started Apr 27, 2006
She was a major scholarly contributor to the catalog of the complete works of Jacob Lawrence and she has mounted many exhibitions promoting young African-American artists that became turning points in their professional careers. She's also a widely exhibited artist in her own right whose work will be featured this fall in The Art of 9/11, curated by critic Arthur Danto at apexart in New York City, and in the traveling exhibitions Collaboration as a Medium: 25 Years of Pyramid Atlantic and It's... (SunSpot.net)
Art from 2 perspectives at Mennello Apr 24, 2006
Featured artists include Thomas Moran, William Merrit Chase, Constantin Brancusi, Marc Chagall, Max Ernst, Jacob Lawrence, Keith Haring and others. The Mennello is at 900 E. Princeton St., Orlando, in Loch Haven Park; regular hours are 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon-4:30 p.m. Sunday. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
