Jacob Lawrence

"Most of Lawrence's works that are covered in this book...such as The Great Migration, or the lives of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, and Toussaint L'Ouverture, involve a series of paintings that chronicle African-American history of create a biographical portrait. The approach in this Closer Look Activity Book...sends readers through the pages for answers to multiple questions...Howard offers several paths: Text printed in italics represents direct quotes; red, yellow, and green squares and progressively shrinking typeface indicate projects related to the art. Captions and cartoon bubbles further animate the paintings. The reproductions...are quite good, and many of the questions help readers identify his use of symbols, understand the stories his paintings tell, and learn about his life."--Kirkus Reviews.

ISBN10:	0871923025
ISBN13:	9780871923028
Number Of Pages:	48
Publication Date:	19960630
Publisher:	Sterling
Binding:	Hardback

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Take a closer look at the American scene through the eyes of an extremely talented artist. Page after page of beautiful, original artwork fills the mind with portraits, trials, and tribulations of American life from the early 1900s to the present day. Visualize the struggles of African-Americans--and of the United States as a whole--from the days of slavery to celebrations of today. Included are different types of activities for exploring paintings that will spark creativity and imagination. 48 pages, 100 color illus., 31 b/w illus., 8 1/2 x 10.