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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was Jacob Lawrence?
A
famous African American author and poet
B
famous African American musician
C
famous African American artist
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jacob Lawrence was the first African-American painter whose work was displayed in the collection of MOMA in New York. His bright, colorful, genre painters became associated with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1930s and 1940s.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lawrence was one of the first African American artists to gain broad recognition within the segregated art world of the 1940s, and he is renowned for his serialized projects, including “The Migration of the Negro” (1940–41) and “War Series” (1946–47), among other works.

Detailed explanation-3: -CINCINNATI (WXIX)-173 years of history continue to live on at the Taft Museum of Art. Part of the nearly two centuries of history is Robert Duncanson, who launched his career at the museum and became the first Black American artist to earn and international acclaim.

Detailed explanation-4: -Throughout the 1930s, Lawrence’s art was inspired by the cultural visionaries of the Harlem Renaissance. In 1938, Lawrence had his first solo exhibition at the Harlem YMCA and started working for the WPA Federal Art Project.

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