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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Interview with Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight |
| Library | Henry Hampton Collection, Film & Media Archive, Washington University Libraries |
| Collection Name | Henry Hampton Collection |
| Collection Overview | These oral history interviews are part of the 'I'll Make Me A World: African-American Artists in the 20th Century' collection, a celebration of some extraordinary achievements by African-American writers, dancers, painters, actors, musicians, and other influential artists of the 20th Century. |
| Date | 3 Nov 1997 |
| Description | Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) was an African-American painter known for his portrayal of African-American life. Gwendolyn Knight (1913-2005) was a Barbados-born American artist. They were husband and wife and during the late 1930s and worked for the Federal Art Project, the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era New Deal Works Progress Administration (WPA). In this interview both Lawrence and Knight reflect on their careers as artists and discuss the lives and works of other African-American artists, including Henry Bannarn. |
| Document Type | Oral History (Video) |
| Theme(s) | Arts and Culture |
| Keywords | arts, Christianity, university, communism, politics, unemployment |
| People | Savage, Augusta; Brady, Mary B; Bearden, Romare; Bannarn, Henry; McKay, Claude |
| Organisations/Associations | Works Progress Administration (WPA) |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the catalogue of Washington University in St. Louis. |
| Name | Lawrence, Jacob; Knight, Gwendolyn |
| Interviewer | Strain, Tracy Heather |
| Date of Recording | 3 Nov 1997 |
| Duration | 01:24:06 |
| Copyright | Copyright is owned by Washington University |