Artist:

Jacob Lawrence, born Atlantic City, NJ 1917-died Seattle, WA 2000  Search this

Medium:

gouache on paper

Dimensions:

sheet: 30 x 22 1/8 in. (76.2 x 56.2 cm)

Type:

Painting

Date:

1986

Exhibition Label:

Community celebrates the multivalent character of American life. In the 1980s, Lawrence was one of eight artists commissioned to create works on the theme of community for the Joseph P. Addabbo Federal Building in Jamaica, New York. It was an apt subject for Lawrence who frequently acknowledged the value and encouragement of the black community. Walking the streets of Jamaica, Lawrence said, “I was aware of the warmth, rapport, and the exciting movement and counter movements of its many inhabitants. The geometric and organic structures of the doors and various kinds of apparel and facial expressions give an overall special quality to a stimulating and unique environment.”

African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond, 2012

Topic:

Figure group  Search this

Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this

Architecture\industry\construction  Search this

Study  Search this

Cityscape\New York\Jamaica  Search this

Cityscape\New York\Queens  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program

Copyright:

© 1986, Jacob Lawrence

Object number:

1990.36

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Department:

Graphic Arts

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a9b1436c-e172-4ab5-b652-4f1eb92d9b9a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1990.36