A biography of the African-American painter who used his art to tell stories about the lives of individual Blacks and historical events important in the lives of his people.

A juvenile biography of Jacob Lawrence, African-American painter"--Provided by the publisher.

Jacob Lawrence was a talented painter whose work became an important part of the Harlem Renaissance and modern art. Learn about his life, influences, and impact.

Provides a biography detailing the life, times, and achievements of nineteenth century African American landscape painter Robert S. Duncanson. Includes a chronology, photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Provides a biography detailing the life, times, and achievements of twentieth-century African American painter Horace Pippin. Includes a chronology, photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Every day, young Charles White's mother takes him the Chicago Public Library, where the librarians look after him until she picks him up again after work, at six o'clock. At the library Charles looks carefully at the picture books the librarians give him and also at the people around him, later drawing what he sees on scraps of paper at home. He learns to be patient and observant, and, by watching art students painting in the park, how to mix and...