Art Treasures of Nebraska – Jacob Lawrence
Art Treasures of Nebraska – Jacob Lawrence
“Paper Boats” (1949). Vibrant colors and social overtones shade Jacob Lawrence’s Paper Boats. At first glance, the scene appears playful – three men sailing paper boats on a street. But a closer look suggests another scenario. The men are slumped over and their faces express sadness or hopelessness. Lawrence grew up in poverty and was largely self-trained in the arts. But he achieved fame at age 21, using bold colors and angular forms to depict scenes of African-American history. “Paper Boats” captures the Harlem experience, and it’s an art treasure of Nebraska at Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery.
what do you mean by self trained, if you mean not acquiring a degree from a college or university then so be it however there are plenty of artists with degrees what are we going to do with them, i think this area of the arts was completely miswritten and profiled incorrectly due to the color of his skin, location of discovery, time &c he was interested in perspective its to late to rewrite it now so move forward and learn from the mistakes of the greedy, cant believe this was posted in 2006 sad