Middle School Learns About Jacob Lawrence

Sketching out initial ideas

Painting someone building a bowl

Painting the speaker addressing the audience

As the middle school students learn about the Harlem Renaissance, they are learning about the art of Jacob Lawrence in art class. Using his Migration Series as a jumping off point, they are working on a series of 31 painted panels telling the story of the Parker Empty Bowls event, from gleaning vegetables at Hancock Shaker Village to making bowls and soup. Each student is illustrating a specific topic that will tell the whole story when they are finished and displayed in sequence.