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Jacob Lawrence, 195-?

Jacob Lawrence And Gwendolyn Knight Papers, 1945-1995 (bulk 1973-1994)

This site provides access to the papers of Jacob Lawrence in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2007. The papers have been scanned in their entirety, and total 9,932 images.

The papers of African American painter and teacher Jacob Lawrence and his wife Gwendolyn Knight measure 9 linear feet and date from 1945 to 1995, with the bulk of the material dated 1973-1994. More than half of the collection is correspondence with friends, artists, students, school children, art schools, galleries, museums, and others. Also found are writings by Lawrence and others, newsclippings, exhibition catalogs and announcements, press releases, brochures, books, photographs of Lawrence, Knight, and Lawrence's artwork, scattered financial and business records, and two small lithographs by James Rosenquist. Read more About this Collection.