Eight Builders", Jacob Lawrence, 1982, gouache and casein tempera on paper, 40 x 52 in. Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle City Light 1% for Art Portable Works Collection, and "Stripes," Gwen Knight Lawrence, 1970s. Oil and chalk on canvas. 35 x 22 1/2 in. Collection of Linda and Jeremy Jaech, Seattle
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| Would it show a suicidal tendency as an artist for me not to want to contribute as much to my society as I expect my society to contribute to me? —Jacob Lawrence, 1946
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