Jacob Lawrence is one of the most well known African-American artists of modern times. Born in 1917 he lived a long full life as a husband, father, artist and war hero. He died in 2000. Lawrence became famous with an exhibit at the New York Museum of Modern Art in 1941 of his paintings called the Migration Series which depict the migration of African-Americans from the south to the industrial north in the early 1900's. Jacob Lawrence most famous works are the paintings of the Migration Series. Click on the artwork below to go to the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.