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Details the life and work of the noted African American artist who used pattern and color to celebrate the African American community and comment on historical themes involving freedom and social justice.
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Tailored to a young audience through use of short sentences, simple message, lively layout, and large vivid color reproductions, the book follows Lawrence from his 1917 Atlantic City cradle to Harlem in 1930, where he exhibits The Migration Series at New York's Downtown Gallery, and lectures in the New York's public schools in 1942. Published on the occasion of the exhibition Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence organized by the Phillips Collection, Washington, DC. Distributed by the U. of Washington Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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