(1917–2000), US artist and educator. He is noted for Migration (1941–42), a series of 60 murals that depict the migration of black Americans northward in hopes of finding employment. He wrote Harriet and the Promised Land (1968) for children.
Definition of Lawrence, Jacob in US English:
Lawrence, Jacob
proper nounˈlôrəns
(1917–2000), US artist and educator. He is noted for Migration (1941–42), a series of 60 murals that depict the migration of black Americans northward in hopes of finding employment. He wrote Harriet and the Promised Land (1968) for children.