Its OK to touch the art in local authors books Oct 30, 2009
Appel tells the story of when she and her daughter, Abby, who was 5 at the time, went to see an exhibition of artist Jacob Lawrence at the Whitney Museum in New York City. Abby knew the artist because she had learned about him in school. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
PMoA Exhibits Examine Ideas of Beauty Sep 25, 2009
Thanks to Douglas Screen Printers, Inc., the Museum has been able to purchase several major screen prints over the last few years, including works by Robert Indiana, Jacob Lawrence, Roy Lichtenstein, and Robert Rauschenberg. In addition to these pieces, the exhibition includes other screen prints from the museum's permanent collection. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Art.view: Ars domestica Aug 16, 2009
Yet he took some risks, favouring and occasionally befriending artists such as Arthur Dove, Pierre Bonnard, Jacob Lawrence and Mark Rothko, all of whom are particularly well-represented here. Phillips often corresponded with artists he supported, and occasionally offered stipends. (The Economist)
Tougaloo's art gets a frame of reference Jul 12, 2009
With works by such African American art masters as Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Catlett, David Driskell, Lois Mailou Jones and more, Tougaloo's collection has long been a key point of pride for the private liberal arts college. Soon, that pride can go on display in a much more public way. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Phillips Collection Annual Gala Unites Washington's Notables in Support of Arts Education May 17, 2009
The Phillips Collection offers an intimate encounter with one of the finest collections of impressionist and modern American and European art, with works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard, Paul Cezanne, Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Claude Monet, Honore Daumier, Georgia O'Keeffe, Arthur Dove, Mark Rothko, Milton Avery, Jacob Lawrence, and Richard Diebenkorn, among others. The Phillips Collection, America's first museum of modern art, has an active... (PR Newswire)
Lux painter Adams finds inspiration from above Apr 2, 2009
Adams started out studying English literature at Ohio State University, but went on to earn a bachelor's degree in painting, studying under renowned painter Jacob Lawrence. Her work has been exhibited nationally and is in the permanent exhibit at the Tacoma Art Museum in Washington and the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner, Wash. (North County Times)
Landscape painting shaped the direction of art for a century, then all but vanished. What happened? Mar 1, 2009
Whether it's pop masters like Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, storytellers like Jacob Lawrence and Philip Guston, or more recent standouts like Elizabeth Peyton and John Currin, America's leading painters have done their most important work in other genres. It's hard to think of a major gallery that regularly exhibits new landscape painting. (Boston Globe)
Civil Rights Pioneers Honored on Stamps Feb 22, 2009
Since then, it has been awarded annually to such noted figures as baseball great Hank Aaron, entertainer Bill Cosby, jazz legend Duke Ellington, civil rights leader Rosa Parks, painter Jacob Lawrence, opera singer Leontyne Price, and media personality Oprah Winfrey. In 2007, the prize was presented to Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). (PR Newswire)
