The Relationship Between Gwen Knight and Jacob Lawrence

In 1940, Jacob Lawrence was awarded a $1,500 grant from the Rosenwald Foundation to paint what would become his seminal cycle. The migration series is often seen as the pinnacle of Lawrence's career and one that led to another big milestone. For her husband, Gwen Knight was an integral part of this. She had put aside her career and made her husband's work her primary focus,. It showed in his successes.

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