Jacob Lawrence: An Intimate Portrait on AllMovie

Jacob Lawrence: An Intimate Portrait provides an in-depth study of the 20th century African-American artist and his powerfully expressive works. Follow Lawrence's career from Harlem, NY, in the 1930s to his later life as Professor Emeritus at University of Washington. Lawrence shares his personal views about life in black American culture and provides insights into his art. The artist's wife, fellow artists, and art historians all provide insightful commentary. The program highlights some of Lawrence's most famed works, including Hiroshima Series, Genesis Series, Harriet Tubman pictures for a children's book, and several works depicting builders and building. This compelling biography was created to accompany the 1993 exhibition "Jacob Lawrence: The Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman Series of Narrative Paintings" at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, CA.