Some say that throug his art, he painted his life story. Once Lawrence held a paint brush, he never let it rest. The author takes the reader through Jacob’s ups and downs and his introduction to painting at the newly opened Harlem Art Workshop. Jacob remembered the details of each move, the neighborhoods, the houses, the stores, and especially the people. Sometimes his parents were together, sometimes they separated. Sometimes those moves landed him in foster homes. Show is the perfect word because every page is full of his art along with his sometimes painful life story.īy the time he was a young teen, Jacob had lived in three different states. One day I declared it Jacob Lawrence Day! I was ready to share the pain and artistry of his young life that he showed through his art. Books and a cushy sofa seem to call my name more often. Even Toni Morrison’s forward wasn’t incentive for me to pluck it off the shelf and read it. I purchased it several years ago and it sat on my bookshelf in a place of honor ever since it arrived. That’s what motivated me to buy I SEE YOU- I SEE MYSELF by Deba Foxley Leach. I’ve always admired Jacob Lawrence’s art, but I never knew his story.
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