Created by
Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
Subject of
Lawrence, Jacob, American, 1917 - 2000
Date
1984
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Caption
Artist and Teacher - African-American Art Conference, 1980's
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 190.
Description
A black-and-white photograph portrait of the artist Jacob Lawrence. He is captured in profile and wears a jacket, tie, and tinted glasses. On the verso are inscriptions reading [Jacob Lawrence - / actual / Harlem Renaissance Artist - WPA PAINTER - ART TEACHER - "Jake Lawrence" VINT.] and 1[984 photo taken at / African-Amer. Art Museum at / Renaissance Conference].
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Art
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
Object number
2010.74.142
Restrictions & Rights
© Joe Schwartz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5110e7156-c758-44ae-bf44-8383aa40f9eb

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