LAWRENCE

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LAWRENCE
Lady in Chair
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Teachers Page

• By Chandria Childs Paul Provencio
• Townsend Elementary

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Jacob Lawrence Gallery
Look for 1. Importance of color and
composition 2. Objects 3. How do the colors make
you feel? 4. Art elements
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Jacob Lawrence Activity
Write in your journal...
Compare the use of color by Picasso and Lawrence.
Locate the focal point in the painting.
Differentiate between the use of cool colors and
other color schemes. How does this painting make
you feel? Why?
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Lawrence Teacher Page

• Points for Discussion The influence of African
  tribal art on Lawrence and Picasso. Discuss the
  elements of color (woman in warm colors,
  monochromatic cool colors in background) and
  composition of the painting.
• Enrichment activities Discuss why the woman is
  sitting in the chair. Is she dreaming the events
  in the window or are they actually occurring?
• Fine Arts Standards 1.4, 3.8
• Journal Writing Answers Answers will vary.