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Jacob Lawrence

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Profession
Painter
Died
Jun 9, 2000
Zodiac
Virgo
Born in
Atlantic City NJ
About
Painter influenced by Cubism and the Harlem Renaissance and best known for his African-American-themed work that portrayed their struggles for equality.
Family
He and his siblings moved to New York City when he was 13, where he mother sent him to a Harlem-based arts and crafts settlement house for classes as a way to occupy his time. He married fellow painter Gwendolyn Knight in 1941.

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