Jacob

1986

Born Bridgetown, Barbados, 1913; died Seattle, Washington, 2005

Oil on canvas

14 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (36.2 x 26 cm)

Gift of the Marshall and Helen Hatch Collection, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum

2009.52.59

Provenance: [Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, Washington], purchased from gallery by Marshall and Helen Hatch, Seattle, Washington, 1987; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2009

Photo: Susan Cole

Not currently on view

Media

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Sandra Jackson Dumont, former Deputy Director of Education and Public Programs/Adjunct Curator, Seattle Art Museum, and Lowery Stokes Sims, Curator Emerita, The Museum of Arts and Design, discuss the work of Gwendolyn Knight

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Francine Seders Gallery, 1987. {No catalogue?}

Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta University Center Consortioun, Virginia Lacey Jones Exhibition Hall, Jan. 10 - Feb. 10, 1988 {no catalogue?}.

Bellevue, Washington, Bellevue Art Museum, Women's Caucus for the Arts: 1993 Awards, Jan. 23 - Mar. 21, 1993. No catalogue.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Lives Connected: Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight - Two African American Artists, Feb. 22 - May 3, 1998.

Seattle, Washington, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Jacob Lawrence: Painting Life, July 2 - Sept. 27, 1998. Checklist no. 213.

Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma Art Museum, Never Late for Heaven: The Art of Gwen Knight, Jan. 14 - May 2, 2003 (La Conner, Washington, Museum of Northwest Art, Oct. 11, 2003 - Jan. 2, 2004).

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Forget Me Not: Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence and Jacob Lawrence, May 5 - Sept. 9, 2007. No catalogue.

Savannah, Georgia, SCAD Museum of Art, Lines of Influence, Sep. 7, 2017 - Feb. 4, 2018.

Published ReferencesSeattle Art Museum: Bridging Cultures. London: Scala Publishers Ltd. for the Seattle Art Museum, 2007, pp. 18-19, illus. p. 18

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