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Jacob Lawrence: Storyteller
Curriculum unit developed by the J. Paul Getty Trust

Lesson 3: Self-portraits: Telling Stories about Ourselves

Lesson Overview

Featured Jacob Lawrence Artworks:
  • Self-Portrait, 1977
  • Self-Portrait, 1965
  • The Studio, 1977

Self-Portrait, 1977
Self-Portrait, 1965
The Studio, 1977

Objectives:
  • Students understand how a single image—a self-portrait—can tell a story.
  • Students create a self-portrait that tells a story about who they are, what they like to do, and what is important to them.
  • Students raise and investigate art historical questions about Jacob Lawrence's life and work.
  • Students write an interpretive essay for a particular audience based on what they've learned about Jacob Lawrence in all three lessons and in their own research.



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