Whenever I see a Jacob Lawrence posting, I feel compelled to add something to his legacy. When I was an art student at the University of Washington in the Seventies, I had a cranky art teacher who insisted that he knew what was art and what was not. I was not convinced. While discussing this with the Dean of the Art School, a man stuck his head through the door and said, "I'll take him on", meaning he agreed to tutor me one-on-one for that quarter. Mr. Lawrence was the most generous, encouraging, inspiring professor of my entire college experience. He was a great artist AND a great teacher.
Beautiful pieces. The commentary was sensitive and fair to the works which were, at the time, tackling the despondency felt by millions of African-Americans during their Exodus. Quite moving really.
Wow. These images are so powerful and so fascinating. I love the colors and the angles and I really appreciate what you two said on the titles being like poetry weaving throughout these artworks!
I only learned of Jacob Lawrence' work recently, but he Immediately shot to my list of TOP Modern artists of the 20th century. He was Amazing. As I've written elsewhere, in my personal estimation, he stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Picasso, and rises Above many of his More successful contemporaries. Although he did receive acclaim and notoriety, it wasn't nearly enough in relation to his artistic achievement- imho.
I remember seeing the short version of this, but migration is very much on my mind and wouldn't mind hearing more about that as I contemplate my own northerly transition. What an honor to have your art split between two reputable museums! I've never even been to MoMA, but I think of that name as a major player in the art world and look forward to finding out more about why that is. Are they the US gold standard of where an artist would want their art showcased? I still don't know who's who. 😅 I was excited to see / hear the titles of each piece! #8 resonated with me. I don't just leave here for the promise of the North, but the conditions of the South - extremely relatable. #19 also stood out to me. The narrative had seemed to progress in the previous panels and then there's that pause of a poignant reminder that life had always been unkind to these people. I wasn't expecting that. #33 was a lot too. How it must've felt to send / receive a message like that: sadness, hope, guilt, joy.. I also hope to send good tidings back down here. I remembered #49 but #50 was horrifying. I can't imagine leaving the South for the promise of a new life in the North and being used for such a contentious, dangerous purpose... What the heck was going on in #53? 😅 That form next to Mr. New Money, what is that? From #40 on, you get hit with that reality check that issues persisted and I'm sure they will for me too, but I'm grateful I'll never have to deal with anything quite like this. I feel for those who have gone before.
@@smarthistory-art-history Oooooh! lol! My goodness, even after you said so, I had to really stare to see that! And as I continued staring, I saw the feather as a horn and the stole as a snake. I wonder how intentional that was... This is one of my favorite videos. I'm sure I wished I'd seen all 60 in the original version and I'm very glad you made it happen. It's sad, but reminds me of how many brave people have made similar decisions for a better life. ❤️
Don't think of it that way. It's NOT Homework, it's Nourishing your Brain with the healthiest of input. YOU control your reception of experience and knowledge. Consider it a GREAT Thing that you have been exposed to this man's work. He was a True master of Modernism. I say this all, Only in your favor.
Whenever I see a Jacob Lawrence posting, I feel compelled to add something to his legacy. When I was an art student at the University of Washington in the Seventies, I had a cranky art teacher who insisted that he knew what was art and what was not. I was not convinced. While discussing this with the Dean of the Art School, a man stuck his head through the door and said, "I'll take him on", meaning he agreed to tutor me one-on-one for that quarter. Mr. Lawrence was the most generous, encouraging, inspiring professor of my entire college experience. He was a great artist AND a great teacher.
Beautiful pieces. The commentary was sensitive and fair to the works which were, at the time, tackling the despondency felt by millions of African-Americans during their Exodus. Quite moving really.
Wow. These images are so powerful and so fascinating. I love the colors and the angles and I really appreciate what you two said on the titles being like poetry weaving throughout these artworks!
I only learned of Jacob Lawrence' work recently, but he Immediately shot to my list of TOP Modern artists of the 20th century. He was Amazing. As I've written elsewhere, in my personal estimation, he stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Picasso, and rises Above many of his More successful contemporaries.
Although he did receive acclaim and notoriety, it wasn't nearly enough in relation to his artistic achievement- imho.
This video is excellent - very very well done!
Thanks for sharing this video, Very nice.
Powerful and essential. Matisse would have admired Jacob Lawrence.
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I remember seeing the short version of this, but migration is very much on my mind and wouldn't mind hearing more about that as I contemplate my own northerly transition.
What an honor to have your art split between two reputable museums! I've never even been to MoMA, but I think of that name as a major player in the art world and look forward to finding out more about why that is. Are they the US gold standard of where an artist would want their art showcased? I still don't know who's who. 😅
I was excited to see / hear the titles of each piece!
#8 resonated with me. I don't just leave here for the promise of the North, but the conditions of the South - extremely relatable.
#19 also stood out to me. The narrative had seemed to progress in the previous panels and then there's that pause of a poignant reminder that life had always been unkind to these people. I wasn't expecting that.
#33 was a lot too. How it must've felt to send / receive a message like that: sadness, hope, guilt, joy.. I also hope to send good tidings back down here.
I remembered #49 but #50 was horrifying. I can't imagine leaving the South for the promise of a new life in the North and being used for such a contentious, dangerous purpose...
What the heck was going on in #53? 😅 That form next to Mr. New Money, what is that?
From #40 on, you get hit with that reality check that issues persisted and I'm sure they will for me too, but I'm grateful I'll never have to deal with anything quite like this. I feel for those who have gone before.
53, the yellow form is the dress of a woman wearing a stole with feather in her hat.
@@smarthistory-art-history Oooooh! lol! My goodness, even after you said so, I had to really stare to see that! And as I continued staring, I saw the feather as a horn and the stole as a snake. I wonder how intentional that was...
This is one of my favorite videos. I'm sure I wished I'd seen all 60 in the original version and I'm very glad you made it happen. It's sad, but reminds me of how many brave people have made similar decisions for a better life. ❤️
I agree, it's cumulative in its power and yes a testament to the hopes and suffering of so many people.
amazing
Video was nice but had to do it as homework for a class so kind of ruined the experience
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Don't think of it that way. It's NOT Homework, it's Nourishing your Brain with the healthiest of input. YOU control your reception of experience and knowledge. Consider it a GREAT Thing that you have been exposed to this man's work. He was a True master of Modernism. I say this all, Only in your favor.
@@seahawk100 Thank you seahawk100
great video.
I enjoyed the hands
cool
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