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1
Jacob Lawrence was born in what year?
1918
1917
1819
1719
2
How did Lawrence illustrate the African-American experience?
used blacks and browns juxtaposed with vivid colors.
created art that was abstract, painting only lines and color
3
What was Jacob Lawrence famous for?
He is best known for his Migration Series
Painting in Surrealist art style
Painting in Impressionist art style
widely acclaimed African-American artist of the 20th century
4
Who did Jacob Lawrence live with as a small child?
with his parents
a foster care facility
with neighbors
with relatives
5
Which university did Jacob Lawrence teach at as an adult?
University of Washington
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Tennessee
6
Jacob Lawrence painted in which art styles?
Surrealism
Expressionism
Impressionism
Cubism
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Jacob Lawrence was born in what city and state?
Easton, Pennsylvania
Atlantic City, New Jersey
New York City, New York
Harlem, New York
8
Jacob Lawrence was drafted to fight in
Veitnam
Afganistan
WWII
WWI
9
What media was the Migration Series painted on?
canvas
cardboard
glass
paper
10
How did Harlem get his name and what is the history behind this area of NYC?
Harlem is a African American residential/cultural center.
Has been an African-American business center since the 1920s
It is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands.
It is an area of Upstate New York.
11
What was Jacob Lawrence famous for?
his Migration Series
widely acclaimed African-American artist of the 20th century
12
Lawrence is widely known for?
epic narratives of African American history
his depiction of historical figures
fantasy art
his modernist illustrations of everyday life
13
What art movement was Jacob Lawrence associated with?
Cubism
Social realism
Harlem Renaissance
Modern art
14
What period of art was Jacob Lawrence part of?
The reformation
The Harlem shake
The Harlem renaissance
The Renaissance
15
How old was Lawrence when he gained national recognition with his 60-panel
Migration Series?
25
15
35
40
16
What did the "Migration Series" depict?
movement from rural South to urban North
a portrayal of African-American life
the Great Migration of African-Americans from South/North.
people going on vacation
17
Where is the "Migration Series" art collection now?
the even-numbered are on display at MOMA in New York.
odd-numbered work in Phillips Collection/Washington, D.C.
the Frist in Nashville, Tennessee
the Cummer Gallery in Jacksonville, Florida
18
Lawrence's art exhibit helped him become the most celebrated
African-American
painter in U.S.?
No
Yes
19
In 1941, he was first African-American artist to be in the Museum of Modern Art in New York
No
Yes
20
In which cities did Jacob Lawrence live?
Seattle
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
21
Jacob Lawrence's work was part of what art movement?
Abstract
Modernism
22
How many years was Lawrence a university professor?
15 years
20 years
5 years
10 years
23
Lawrence's works are in the permanent collections of which museums?
Philadelphia Museum of Art
the Whitney Museum
the Brooklyn Museum,
Metropolitan Museum of Art
24
Lawrence referred to his style as
Dynamic Cubism
Impressionism
Pop Art
Surrealism
25
Jacob Lawrence moved to ________ with his mother.
California
Harlem
Louisiana
Florida
26
When did Lawrence have his
first
major solo exhibition in New York City?
1960's
1940's
1900
1920's
27
Jacob Lawrence died in which year?
1999
2000
2006
2016
