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  Title

  Jake makes a world : Jacob Lawrence, a young artist in Harlem First edition.

  Author

  Rhodes-Pitts, Sharifa  

  Publisher:

  The Museum of Modern Art,

  Pub date:

  2015.

  Description:

  1 volume (unpaged) :

  ISBN:

  0870709658

  Item info:

  1 copy currently available - Twin Hickory Library.
  

  Number of holds:

  0

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  Jake makes a world : Jacob Lawrence, a young artist in Harlem First edition.
  Rhodes-Pitts, Sharifa
  

  Personal Author:

  Rhodes-Pitts, Sharifa

  Title:

  Jake makes a world : Jacob Lawrence, a young artist in Harlem / Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts ; illustrated by Christopher Myers.

  Edition:

  First edition.

  Publication Info:

  New York : The Museum of Modern Art, 2015.

  Physical descrip:

  1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm

  Summary:

  "Jake Makes a World follows the creative adventures of the young Jacob Lawrence as he finds inspiration in the vibrant colors and characters of his community in Harlem. From his mother's apartment, where he is surrounded by brightly colored walls with intricate patterns; to the streets full of familiar and not-so-familiar faces, sounds, rhythms, and smells; to the art studio where he goes each day after school to transform his everyday world on an epic scale, Jake takes readers on an enchanting journey through the bustling sights and sounds of his neighborhood"-- Provided by publisher.

  Held by:

  TWNHICKORY

  Personal subject:

  Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000--Childhood and youth--Fiction.

  Personal subject:

  Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000--Themes, motives--Fiction.

  Subject term:

  African Americans in art.

  Subject term:

  African Americans--Biography.

  Subject term:

  Art appreciation.

  Subject term:

  Artists.

  Geographic term:

  Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--In art.

  Genre index term:

  Biographies. lcgft

  Added author:

  Myers, Christopher,

  Added author:

  Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000. Works. Selections.