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Softcover exhibition catalog, 336 pages; very good condition, clean and crisp, no internal marks. Shipping may be extra for this large book.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 285 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 31 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) spent his childhood in New York City, attending classes at the Harlem Community Art Center and the American Artists School, and later working for the Federal Art Project. While still in his twenties, Lawrence exhibited his paintings at major museums across the country. He lived, painted, and taught in New York City until 1971, when he moved to Seattle to join the faculty of the University of Washington. He was the recipient of numerous awards including the National Medal of Arts. "Over the Line" includes essays by eight distinguished art historians, who consider the ways in which Jacob Lawrence's art speaks so powerfully to different audiences and examine the breadth and depth of his output." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chronology: Life-Reception, Inside-Outside, Uptown-Downtown; The Education of Jacob Lawrence; The Critical Context of Jacob Lawrence's Early Works, 1938-1952; Harmonizer of Chaos; Jacob Lawrence's Paintings during the Protest Years of the 1960s; The Structure of Narrative: Form and Content in Jacob Lawrence's Builders Paintings, 1948-1998; Jacob Lawrence: Modernism, Race, and Community; The Materials and Techniques of Jacob Lawrence; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; Notes on Contributors; The Exhibition. Size: 4to. Collectible.…

Nesbett, Peter T. and Michelle DuBois. The Complete JACOB LAWRENCE. Two Volumes; volume I: 'Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence': 286 pp., 95 plates and 135 figures, most in colour; volume II: 'Jacob Lawrence: Paintings, Drawings, and Murals (1935-1999)'. A Catalogue Raisonne: 344 pp., roughly 800 colour illustrations. 4tos, cloth, slipcased. Seattle, University of Washington Press, in conjunction with the Jacob Lawrence Catalogue Raisonné Project, 2000. . This 2-volume set is the definitve publication on the work of Jacob Lawrence. It identifies, authenticates, and documents over 900 paintings, drawings, and murals created by Lawrence between 1935-1999, over half of them discovered in the course of writing this book. Included are essays by eight notable art historians examining the artist's career in depth, . …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 4to. pp. 285, 343. profusely illus. in colour & b/w. illus. endleaves. biblio. index. cloth (4 bumps to the edges of Paintings, Drawings & Murals). dw. Catalogue Raisonné.