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    Jacob Lawrence: Eight Studies for the Book of Genesis

     
    Upper Level Gallery
    April 08, 2017 — October 01, 2017
    Organized in celebration of the centennial of the birth of revered American artist and University of Washington professor Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), this exhibition features a suite of silkscreen prints that tell the Genesis narrative of creation through the artist’s recollected memories of time spent witnessing sermons in the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem.
    CREDITS

    Jacob Lawrence: Eight Studies for the Book of Genesis is co-organized by Luis Croquer, Deputy Director of Exhibitions, Collections, and Programs; Benjamin Levy, Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Programs; and Emily Schmierer, Exhibitions, Collections, and Programs Assistant. The exhibition is generously supported by ArtsFund.

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