{"product_id":"over-the-line-the-art-and-life-of-jacob-lawrence-9780295979649","title":"Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence includes essays by eight distinguished art historians examining the ways in which Jacob Lawrences art speaks so powerfully to different audiences. It is the first multi-author  in-depth probe of the artists entire career: the nature of his work  his education  the critical climate in which he worked  and his use of materials and techniques. It reproduces  in full color  more than 200 works  most of which have not been published in color  or at all  in other books on the artist.  An extensive chronology  collating events in his life with his public reception  including selected exhibitions  publications  honors  and awards  is illustrated with family photographs. Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) spent his childhood in New York City  attending classes at the Harlem Community Art Center and the American Artists School  and later working for the Federal Art Project. While still in his twenties Lawrence exhibited his paintings at major museums across the country  including the Phillips Collection  the Metropolitan Museum of Art  the Art Institute of Chicago  and the Museum of Modern Art in New York  where he became the first African American artist represented in the permanent collection. He lived  painted  and taught in New York City until 1971  when he moved to Seattle to join the faculty of the University of Washington. He was the recipient of numerous awards including the National Medal of Arts.  The paperback edition of Over the Line is published in conjunction with a major exhibition opening at the Phillips Collection  Washington  DC  on May 26  2001  and traveling to the Whitney Museum of American Art  the Detroit Institute of Arts  the Los Angeles County Museum of Art  and the Museum of Fine Arts  Houston.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279867895861,"sku":"ByrdShop_029597964X","price":174.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780295979649.jpg?v=1780614714","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/over-the-line-the-art-and-life-of-jacob-lawrence-9780295979649","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}