LAWRENCE

By Chandria Childs & Paul Provencio

Townsend Elementary

Activity 1

Teacher’s Page

Lady in ChairLady in Chair

Jacob Lawrence GalleryLook for:Look for:

1. Importance of color 1. Importance of color and compositionand composition

2. Objects2. Objects

3. How do the colors 3. How do the colors make you feel?make you feel?

4. Art elements4. Art elements

Jacob Lawrence ActivityWrite in your journal...Write in your journal...

Compare the use of color by Picasso and Compare the use of color by Picasso and Lawrence. Lawrence.

Locate the focal point in the painting. Locate the focal point in the painting.

Differentiate between the use of cool colors Differentiate between the use of cool colors and other color schemes.and other color schemes.

How does this painting make you feel? How does this painting make you feel? Why?Why?

Lawrence Teacher Page•Points for Discussion:Points for Discussion: The influence of African tribal art The influence of African tribal art on Lawrence and Picasso. Discuss the elements of color (woman in on Lawrence and Picasso. Discuss the elements of color (woman in warm colors, monochromatic cool colors in background) and warm colors, monochromatic cool colors in background) and composition of the painting. composition of the painting.

•Enrichment activities:Enrichment activities: Discuss why the woman is sitting Discuss why the woman is sitting in the chair. Is she dreaming the events in the window or are they in the chair. Is she dreaming the events in the window or are they actually occurring? actually occurring?

•Fine Arts Standards: 1.4, 3.8Fine Arts Standards: 1.4, 3.8

•Journal Writing Answers:Journal Writing Answers: Answers will vary. Answers will vary.