September 7, 1919 Jacob Lawrence, painter and educator, was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Lawrence attended classes at the Harlem Art Workshop and earned a scholarship to the American Artist School. In 1943, he enlisted in the United States Coast Guard and served with the first racially integrated crew. Throughout his artistic career, Lawrence […]
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Jacob Lawrence – September 7th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on September 7, 2010 in African American History, Artist, Author, Military, September
Tags: Coast Guard, Detroit Institute of Arts, educator, NAACP, National Medal of Arts, painter, Spingarn Medal
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