Albany Institute of History & Art (125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210)
Film Screening: Jacob Lawrence: An Intimate Portrait - Documentary related to Jacob Lawrence: Three Series of Prints exhibition
Learn more about Jacob Lawrence, whose works are on view in the exhibition Jacob Lawrence: Three Series of Prints.
The American modernist Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000) is best remembered today for his vivid depictions of the Black experience, especially “The Migration Series” (1941–42). In this short feature, produced by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to accompany a 1993 exhibition of his earlier historical series on the radical lives of Frederick Douglass (1938) and Harriet Tubman (1939), hear directly from Lawrence and those who knew him well—including his artist wife Gwendolyn Knight, and Barbara Thomas, artist, friend, and former student.
The screening is free with museum admission; no registration required.
Run time: 23 minutes
