And Creation Was Done--and all was well

National Society of Colonial Dames of
America in Tennessee

Lane College - Jackson, Tennessee
Portrait #1602

	Subject/Title:	And Creation Was Done--and all was well
	Artist:	Lawrence, Jacob
	Date Created:	1990
	Owner/Location:	Lane College 545 Lane Avenue Jackson, TN 38301-4598 www.lanecollege.edu
	Frame Dimensions:	33 x 47
	Image Dimensions:	19 x 14
	Materials/Media:	Screen print on Whatman Print Matt Paper
	Date Documented:	15 August 2008
	Condition:	Excellent

Description:	Portrait of African American minister in the pulpit.
History of Work:	Jacob Lawrence Series: Eight Studies for the Book of Genesis. Born in Harlem in 1917, New York City, Jacob Lawrence was trained at the Harlem Art Workshop under Charles Alston. He also attended the American Artist's School in 1937 and worked as a painter for the WPA Federal Art Project. Lawrence painted historical works that depicted the lives of famous African American figures such as Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass. After serving in the Coast Guard during World War II, he began creating paintings to support the civil rights movement. Gradually his later work developed into more abstract concepts.
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