ENGL 281 Lecture Notes - Lecture 38: Lois Mailou Jones, Jacob Lawrence, Migration Series
Jacob Lawrence: (1917-2000)
http://www.dcmooregallery.com/artists/jacob-lawrence?view=slider#6
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/most/hd_most.htm
Was the first African American artists to be represented by a New York gallery.
Created a variety of art series that illustrated everyday life from perspectives such as historical,
positive, and more critical.
Rivaled Aaron Lawrence in many ways
• His “The Migration Series” was about
the migration of blacks from the south to the
industrial North and their slow integration
into society.
o Takes us back to the migration during
WWI, there is one more migration in the
1870s, and then again in the 18-teens
o His genius is in illustrating the
importance of African American
beginnings for others to see and
remember
Meanwhile he was not inherently connected to ways of the past, he was connected to this through
his family and those that came before him.
Lois Mailou Jones (1905-1998)
abstract painter that tried to illustrate the pride she had in her African roots and ancestry
Her dream was to be known as an “artist” without labels
Worked as an ambassador of Africa and visited with great frequency.
Ode to Kinshasa, 1972: Named after the Democratic Republic of Congo
she visited
Carries on that pride of African roots. The eye is the source of her
inspiration
1Revolt on the Amistad
Figure 2 Tools, 1977
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Document Summary
Was the first african american artists to be represented by a new york gallery. Created a variety of art series that illustrated everyday life from perspectives such as historical, positive, and more critical. His the migration series was about the migration of blacks from the south to the industrial north and their slow integration into society. Wwi, there is one more migration in the. 1870s, and then again in the 18-teens: his genius is in illustrating the. Takes us back to the migration during importance of african american beginnings for others to see and remember. Meanwhile he was not inherently connected to ways of the past, he was connected to this through his family and those that came before him. Lois mailou jones (1905-1998) abstract painter that tried to illustrate the pride she had in her african roots and ancestry. Her dream was to be known as an artist without labels.
