Who am I?Who am I?

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by Jackie Staffordby Jackie Stafford

Who am I?Who am I?

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I was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 7, 1917.

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My family was originally from South Carolina and Virginia. Like thousands of black migrants, they moved to the North hoping to find better jobs and a better life.

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In 1930, at age 13, I followed my mother to Harlem, NY. I was one of the first artists trained in and by the African American community in Harlem, studying at both the Harlem Art Workshop and the Harlem Community Art Center.

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The black community played a crucial role in my development as a young man and artist. The black intellectuals and artists who strongly influenced me included Aaron Douglas, Ralph Ellison, Langston Hughes, Alain Locke and Richard Wright.

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The Great Migration, the Depression, the Jazz Age and the Harlem Renaissance greatly influenced me and my art. As a result, I became one of the storytellers or “visual griots” of my Harlem neighborhood.

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I was only in my twenties when my Migration Series made me famous. The series depicted the epic Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North.

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I am Jacob Lawrence, American artist. My work can be found in almost 200 museum collections.

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Whitney Museum of American Art. Jacob Whitney Museum of American Art. Jacob Lawrence – Exploring Stories. 2001. 21 Lawrence – Exploring Stories. 2001. 21 February 2009. February 2009. <http://www.whitney.org/jacoblawrence/<http://www.whitney.org/jacoblawrence/

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