His series of paintings tells the story of

The African American migration to the North

What makes his series of paintings look like a story ?

each painting is accompanied by a caption

What did inspire his work ?

his personal experience , his study of photographs and news

Jacob Lawrence was considered as a genius because

he started painted at 23 and showed how well-read he was in his work.

what keywords could be used to describe the stories being told in the paintings ?

hardships, long journey, new start, opportunities , new struggles

What makes the content of his paintings emotional ?

scenes of tenderness, intimacy but also injustices

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1
African Americans moved to the North because there were more cities
True
False
2
His series of paintings tells the story of
the African American migration to the south
the Harlem Rennaissance
The African American migration back to Africa
The African American migration to the North
3
his paintings are a mixture of various artistic inspirations . Which ones ?
music, painting and drawing
music, cinema and poetry
music, sculpture and cinema
music, photography and poetry
4
What makes his series of paintings look like a story ?
They follow the story of a whole family
each painting is given a title
each painting illustrates the story of one character
each painting is accompanied by a caption
5
Between WWI and the 1970's , how many African Americans moved to the North ?
6 million
600
7 million
6 000
6
What did inspire his work ?
his personal experience and other artists .
his personal experience and his parents' lives
his personal experience and his school education
his personal experience , his study of photographs and news
7
Jacob Lawrence was considered as a genius because
he started painting at 23 and had an immediate success.
he started painting at an early age and developed new artistic techniques .
he started painted when a child and got his first success at 23 .
he started painted at 23 and showed how well-read he was in his work.
8
what keywords could be used to describe the stories being told in the paintings ?
suffering, long journey, new fights, new encounters
suffering, long journey , new life , happiness
hardships, long journey, easy life , opportunities
hardships, long journey, new start, opportunities , new struggles
9
What makes the content of his paintings emotional ?
scenes of intimacy, friendship but also injustices
scenes of tenderness, intimacy but also injustices
scenes of tenderness, friendship but also suffering
scenes of love, friendship but also suffering
10
His epic series of paintings was composed of
15 paintings
16 paintings
50 paintings
60 paintings
11
The New York Exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art was called
One single way
one single ticket
one single life
one single exhibition
12
Jacob Lawrence wanted to give a universal dimension to his paintings
False
True

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