Jacob Lawrence , The Card Game , 1953, tempera on board.
©2017 THE JACOB AND GWENDOLYN LAWRENCE FOUNDATION, SEATTLE AND ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK/SCAD MUSEUM OF ART , GIFT OF DR. WALTER O. AND MRS. LINDA J. EVANS
Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday.
Today’s show: “Jacob Lawrence: Lines of Influence” is on view at the SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia, through Sunday, February 4. The group exhibition, staged in celebration of the centennial of the artist’s birth, presents work by Lawrence alongside modern and contemporary artists, including Josef Albers, Romare Bearden, José Clemente Orozco, Marsden Hartley, Horace Pippin, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Derrick Adams, Meleko Mokgosi, Hank Willis Thomas, Faith Ringgold, Jack Whitten, Sanford Biggers, and Kara Walker, among others.
Jacob Lawrence, The Card Game , 1953, tempera on board. ©2017 THE JACOB AND GWENDOLYN LAWRENCE FOUNDATION, SEATTLE AND ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK/SCAD MUSEUM OF ART, GIFT OF DR. WALTER O. AND MRS. LINDA J. EVANS
Jacob Lawrence, Letter from Home , 1947, egg tempera on hardboard. ©2017 THE JACOB AND GWENDOLYN LAWRENCE FOUNDATION, SEATTLE AND ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK/COURTESY OF MENCONI + SCHOELKOPF, NEW YORK/PRIVATE COLLECTION
Jacob Lawrence, Woman with Veil , 1937, tempera on brown paper. ©2017 THE JACOB AND GWENDOLYN LAWRENCE FOUNDATION, SEATTLE AND ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK/COLLECTION OF DR. WALTER O. AND MRS. LINDA J. EVANS
Jacob Lawrence, Wounded Man , 1968, gouache on paper. ©2017 THE JACOB AND GWENDOLYN LAWRENCE FOUNDATION, SEATTLE AND ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK/COLLECTION OF DR. WALTER O. AND MRS. LINDA J. EVANS
Jacob Lawrence, Figure Study after Vesalius [Back with Tools and Steps] , 1979/1996, graphite on paper. ©2017 THE JACOB AND GWENDOLYN LAWRENCE FOUNDATION, SEATTLE AND ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK/COLLECTION OF DR. WALTER O. AND MRS. LINDA J. EVANS
Jacob Lawrence, Figure Study after Vesalius [Profile with Window] , ca. 1977, graphite on paper. ©2017 THE JACOB AND GWENDOLYN LAWRENCE FOUNDATION, SEATTLE AND ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK/COLLECTION OF DR. WALTER O. AND MRS. LINDA J. EVANS
Romare Bearden, The Block II , 1972, collage on board. ©ROMARE BEARDEN FOUNDATION, LICENSED BY VAGA, NEW YORK, NY/COLLECTION OF DR. WALTER O. AND MRS. LINDA J. EVANS
Aaron Douglas, The Creation , 1927, gouache on paper. ©HEIRS OF AARON DOUGLAS, LICENSED BY VAGA, NEW YORK, NY/SCAD MUSEUM OF ART, GIFT OF DR. WALTER O. AND MRS. LINDA J. EVANS
Aaron Douglas, The Judgment Day , 1927, gouache on paper. ©HEIRS OF AARON DOUGLAS, LICENSED BY VAGA, NEW YORK, NY/SCAD MUSEUM OF ART, GIFT OF DR. WALTER O. AND MRS. LINDA J. EVANS
Installation view of "Jacob Lawrence: Lines of Influence," 2017, at SCAD Museum of Art. DYLAN WILSON
Installation view of "Jacob Lawrence: Lines of Influence," 2017, at SCAD Museum of Art. DYLAN WILSON
Installation view of "Jacob Lawrence: Lines of Influence," 2017, at SCAD Museum of Art. DYLAN WILSON
Installation view of "Jacob Lawrence: Lines of Influence," 2017, at SCAD Museum of Art. DYLAN WILSON
Installation view of "Jacob Lawrence: Lines of Influence," 2017, at SCAD Museum of Art. DYLAN WILSON
Installation view of "Jacob Lawrence: Lines of Influence," 2017, at SCAD Museum of Art. DYLAN WILSON
Installation view of "Jacob Lawrence: Lines of Influence," 2017, at SCAD Museum of Art. DYLAN WILSON