- 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.




