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Jacob Lawrence
"Pool Parlor" (1942) ◇ Jacob Lawrence · gouache
Pool Parlor
Jacob Lawrence
Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917-2000), Students and Books, 1966. Tempera on board, 23 ⅞ x 35 ⅞ in.
Boys sculpting a horse at the Harlem Community Art Center, 1937. The center was organized by the Federal Art Project and lasted from 1937 to 1942. It led to the formation of the Harlem Arts Alliance and became an exemplar for other such centers.
Artists who taught or studied at the center included Augusta Savage, Romare Bearden, William Henry Johnson, Langston Hughes, Jacob Lawrence, Claude McKay, and Richard Wright.
Photo: Solomon Horn via Alamy
Jacob Lawrence, Pool Parlor
JACOB LAWRENCE, PAINTER
Jacob Lawrence After John Brown's capture, he was put to trial for his life in Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia) 1941