263:’s School of Art. The couple moved to Seattle, where they lived as active members of the artist community and of the city itself. Knight even procured support from The National Links, Inc. for her first one-woman show, which was developed in 1976. This exhibit sparked a greater desire for her work and the acquiring of her pieces by national museums.
181:
With her husband, Knight founded the Jacob and
Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation in 2000, initially to support the early careers of professional artists. When Lawrence died, Knight disbanded the original foundation and changed her will so that most of the couple's assets went to support children's
199:
Knight was born in 1913 in
Barbados, West Indies. At the age of seven, her mother entrusted her to close friends with whom she immigrated to the United States. She and her foster family first lived in St. Louis, Missouri. At age 13, she and her foster family moved to Harlem (New York City), where
279:
Knight's work focused on narrative paintings depicting the life, culture, and history of
African Americans, through still life, portraits, and urban scenes. The majority of her career produced oil portraits of friends, figure studies of dancers, and watercolor and gouache landscapes. However, her
31:
259:, which had begun integrating and incorporating African-American culture into its curriculum a few years prior to the couple's time there. During the 1950s, the couple worked and lived in New York. Then in 1964, they traveled to Nigeria. In 1971, Lawrence accepted a position at
280:
work began to shift in the 1990s incorporating lyrical depictions of animals through etchings and monoprints. Her inspiration came from spontaneous responses to her surroundings, as well as
African dance, sculpture, and theater.
146:
Knight painted throughout her life but did not start seriously exhibiting her work until the 1970s. Her first retrospective was put on when she was nearly 90 years old, "Never Late for Heaven: The Art of Gwen Knight," at the
182:
programs. Today the
Foundation's activities are devoted to the maintenance of a website that had been developed in 2000. The U.S. copyright representative for the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation is the
163:, whom she married in 1941 and remained married to until his death in 2000. During the course of her career, she received many awards, including the National Honor Award, and two
313:
116:
663:
481:
982:
1017:
1012:
1022:
1007:
967:
220:
as an assistant to the muralist, Charles Alston. She continued to study art at the Harlem
Community Art Center, where she was mentored by
611:
316:. She was honored with the Caucus Centennial Medallion, from the Black Caucus. In 1984 she received the Centennial Award of Merit from
1027:
886:
872:
997:
962:
781:
584:
547:
733:
972:
455:
247:
In 1934 Knight joined a Works
Progress Administration (WPA) mural project, where she met her future husband and fellow painter,
300:(2003) and at DC Moore Gallery, New York in 2003. Her work was included in several group exhibitions, including the 1967 show,
208:, studying fine arts. The Great Depression caused financial hardship, causing Knight to drop out before receiving her degree.
1032:
992:
1002:
460:
977:
987:
565:
810:
709:
671:
288:
Knight did not begin exhibiting her work publicly until the 1970s. Knight had several major solo exhibitions:
217:
156:
105:
292:(1976), Virginia Lacy Jones Gallery, Atlanta University (1988), Francine Seders Gallery in Seattle (1994),
85:
834:
534:"Jacob Lawrence Is Dead at 82; Vivid Painter Who Chronicled Odyssey of Black Americans." New York Times
932:
Rowell, Charles H. "A Conversation with
Gwendolyn Knight." Callaloo, no. 37, 1988, pp. 689–696.
317:
260:
757:
333:
858:
171:
256:
183:
531:
514:
271:
Knight survived
Lawrence, and passed away in Seattle on February 18, 2005, at the age of 91.
957:
952:
345:
339:
201:
905:
8:
734:"Pleas and Thank Yous: 100 True Stories, Gwendolyn Knight ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art"
321:
551:
350:
289:
241:
175:
70:
489:
297:
205:
148:
81:
887:"Jacob Lawrence & Gwen Knight: Intersections – - Exhibitions – DC Moore Gallery"
873:"Jacob Lawrence & Gwen Knight: Intersections – - Exhibitions – DC Moore Gallery"
167:
548:"The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation Website's Searchable Archive"
320:, and in 1994, she received the Pioneer Award, Twelfth Annual Artists' Salute to
225:
164:
248:
233:
221:
160:
152:
835:"The Seattle Times: Obituaries: Painting was just part of her creative energy"
946:
493:
229:
216:
Knight subsequently returned to New York City, where she was employed by the
612:"Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence and the integration of Black Mountain College"
252:
237:
140:
685:
936:
922:
636:
132:
44:
710:"Afternoon of a Faun, Gwendolyn Knight ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art"
566:"Most frequently requested artists list of the Artists Rights Society"
136:
48:
30:
569:
515:"Gwendolyn Knight, 91, Artist Who Blossomed Late in Life, Is Dead"
482:"Gwendolyn Knight, 91, Artist Who Blossomed Late in Life, Is Dead"
66:
928:
Artists Rights
Society, Knight's U.S. Copyright Representatives
128:
686:"Lawrence, Jacob (1917–2000) and Gwendolyn Knight (1913–2005)"
923:
The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation website
900:
898:
896:
658:
656:
654:
224:. Through Savage, she met or was exposed to the work of
151:
in 2003. Her teachers in the arts included the sculptor
927:
811:"Works – Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence – Artists – eMuseum"
758:"Diva, Gwendolyn Knight ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art"
893:
651:
334:
Gwendolyn Knight at the Minneapolis Institute of Art
127:(May 26, 1913 – February 18, 2005) was an American
314:Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award
117:Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award
944:
782:"Gwen Knight. Figure Study No. 3. (1975) | MoMA"
513:Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (February 27, 2005).
512:
479:
302:Portrayal of the Negroes in American Painting
294:Never Late for Heaven: The Art of Gwen Knight
240:and other artists, poets, and writers of the
251:. The couple were married in 1941. In 1946,
634:
194:
29:
480:Lehmann-haupt, Christopher (2005-02-27).
635:Earl Thomas, Barbara (23 January 2003).
609:
204:in 1930. From 1931 to 1933 she attended
456:List of African-American visual artists
327:
155:(who obtained support for her from the
983:Art Students League of New York alumni
945:
372:Pleas and Thank Yous: 100 True Stories
1018:21st-century African-American artists
1013:20th-century African-American artists
805:
803:
801:
637:"Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight"
307:
1023:21st-century African-American women
1008:20th-century African-American women
968:20th-century American women artists
610:Marshall, Alli (23 February 2017).
461:List of Federal Art Project artists
13:
798:
14:
1044:
916:
532:Cotter, Holland. (June 10, 2000).
1028:African-American women sculptors
582:
998:Sculptors from New York (state)
963:20th-century American sculptors
879:
865:
851:
827:
774:
750:
726:
702:
678:
973:African-American women artists
664:"Gwendolyn Knight (1913–2005)"
628:
603:
576:
558:
540:
525:
506:
473:
283:
1:
466:
312:In 1993, Knight received the
218:Works Projects Administration
157:Works Progress Administration
106:Works Projects Administration
1033:20th-century women sculptors
937:www.jstor.org/stable/2931719
589:Contemporary Black Biography
211:
189:
86:Harlem Community Arts Center
7:
993:Federal Art Project artists
449:
10:
1049:
1003:African-American sculptors
668:www.phillipscollection.org
978:African-American painters
255:invited them to teach at
112:
99:
91:
77:
55:
37:
28:
21:
815:art.seattleartmuseum.org
786:The Museum of Modern Art
356:
336:, Minneapolis, Minnesota
318:Arizona State University
266:
261:University of Washington
195:Early life and education
125:Gwendolyn Clarine Knight
988:Barbadian women artists
762:collections.artsmia.org
738:collections.artsmia.org
714:collections.artsmia.org
361:Some of her works are:
274:
172:University of Minnesota
304:at the Forum Gallery.
257:Black Mountain College
184:Artists Rights Society
572:on February 12, 2010.
839:old.seattletimes.com
346:St. Louis Art Museum
340:Museum of Modern Art
328:Selected collections
202:Wadleigh High School
690:www.historylink.org
585:"Knight, Gwendolyn"
366:Afternoon of a Faun
322:Black History Month
200:she graduated from
906:"Gwendolyn Knight"
674:on 31 August 2020.
591:. Encyclopedia.com
519:The New York Times
486:The New York Times
408:Portrait of a Girl
384:Figure Study No. 3
351:Seattle Art Museum
290:Seattle Art Museum
242:Harlem Renaissance
176:Seattle University
639:. HistoryLink.org
308:Awards and honors
298:Tacoma Art Museum
206:Howard University
168:doctorate degrees
149:Tacoma Art Museum
122:
121:
82:Howard University
59:February 18, 2005
1040:
910:
909:
902:
891:
890:
883:
877:
876:
869:
863:
862:
855:
849:
848:
846:
845:
831:
825:
824:
822:
821:
807:
796:
795:
793:
792:
778:
772:
771:
769:
768:
754:
748:
747:
745:
744:
730:
724:
723:
721:
720:
706:
700:
699:
697:
696:
682:
676:
675:
670:. Archived from
660:
649:
648:
646:
644:
632:
626:
625:
623:
622:
607:
601:
600:
598:
596:
580:
574:
573:
568:. Archived from
562:
556:
555:
554:on July 7, 2008.
550:. Archived from
544:
538:
529:
523:
522:
510:
504:
503:
501:
500:
477:
443:Head of a Dancer
131:who was born in
102:
62:
33:
23:Gwendolyn Knight
19:
18:
1048:
1047:
1043:
1042:
1041:
1039:
1038:
1037:
943:
942:
919:
914:
913:
904:
903:
894:
885:
884:
880:
871:
870:
866:
857:
856:
852:
843:
841:
833:
832:
828:
819:
817:
809:
808:
799:
790:
788:
780:
779:
775:
766:
764:
756:
755:
751:
742:
740:
732:
731:
727:
718:
716:
708:
707:
703:
694:
692:
684:
683:
679:
662:
661:
652:
642:
640:
633:
629:
620:
618:
616:Mountain Xpress
608:
604:
594:
592:
581:
577:
564:
563:
559:
546:
545:
541:
530:
526:
511:
507:
498:
496:
478:
474:
469:
452:
425:The White Dress
359:
330:
310:
286:
277:
269:
226:Langston Hughes
214:
197:
192:
100:
84:
73:
64:
60:
51:
42:
24:
17:
16:American artist
12:
11:
5:
1046:
1036:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
941:
940:
930:
925:
918:
917:External links
915:
912:
911:
892:
878:
864:
850:
826:
797:
773:
749:
725:
701:
677:
650:
627:
602:
583:Gale, Thomas.
575:
557:
539:
524:
505:
471:
470:
468:
465:
464:
463:
458:
451:
448:
447:
446:
440:
434:
428:
422:
416:
410:
405:
399:
393:
387:
381:
375:
369:
358:
355:
354:
353:
348:
343:
337:
329:
326:
309:
306:
285:
282:
276:
273:
268:
265:
249:Jacob Lawrence
234:Romare Bearden
222:Augusta Savage
213:
210:
196:
193:
191:
188:
161:Jacob Lawrence
153:Augusta Savage
120:
119:
114:
110:
109:
103:
97:
96:
93:
92:Known for
89:
88:
79:
75:
74:
65:
63:(aged 91)
57:
53:
52:
43:
39:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1045:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
950:
948:
938:
935:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
920:
907:
901:
899:
897:
888:
882:
874:
868:
860:
859:"New Orleans"
854:
840:
836:
830:
816:
812:
806:
804:
802:
787:
783:
777:
763:
759:
753:
739:
735:
729:
715:
711:
705:
691:
687:
681:
673:
669:
665:
659:
657:
655:
638:
631:
617:
613:
606:
590:
586:
579:
571:
567:
561:
553:
549:
543:
536:
535:
528:
520:
516:
509:
495:
491:
487:
483:
476:
472:
462:
459:
457:
454:
453:
444:
441:
438:
435:
432:
429:
426:
423:
420:
417:
414:
411:
409:
406:
403:
402:Self Portrait
400:
397:
394:
391:
388:
385:
382:
379:
376:
373:
370:
367:
364:
363:
362:
352:
349:
347:
344:
341:
338:
335:
332:
331:
325:
323:
319:
315:
305:
303:
299:
295:
291:
281:
272:
264:
262:
258:
254:
250:
245:
243:
239:
235:
231:
230:Ralph Ellison
227:
223:
219:
209:
207:
203:
187:
185:
179:
177:
173:
169:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
144:
142:
138:
134:
130:
126:
118:
115:
111:
107:
104:
98:
94:
90:
87:
83:
80:
76:
72:
68:
58:
54:
50:
46:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
933:
881:
867:
853:
842:. Retrieved
838:
829:
818:. Retrieved
814:
789:. Retrieved
785:
776:
765:. Retrieved
761:
752:
741:. Retrieved
737:
728:
717:. Retrieved
713:
704:
693:. Retrieved
689:
680:
672:the original
667:
641:. Retrieved
630:
619:. Retrieved
615:
605:
593:. Retrieved
588:
578:
570:the original
560:
552:the original
542:
533:
527:
518:
508:
497:. Retrieved
485:
475:
442:
436:
430:
424:
418:
412:
407:
401:
395:
389:
383:
377:
371:
365:
360:
311:
301:
293:
287:
278:
270:
253:Josef Albers
246:
238:Claude McKay
215:
198:
180:
145:
124:
123:
101:Notable work
61:(2005-02-18)
41:May 26, 1913
958:2005 deaths
953:1913 births
419:The Boudoir
413:New Orleans
284:Exhibitions
141:West Indies
947:Categories
844:2018-02-17
820:2018-02-17
791:2018-02-17
767:2018-02-17
743:2018-02-17
719:2018-02-17
695:2020-11-03
643:28 January
621:2019-04-25
595:10 January
499:2017-03-11
467:References
431:Still Life
342:, New York
133:Bridgetown
71:Washington
45:Bridgetown
494:0362-4331
296:, at the
212:Adulthood
190:Biography
139:, in the
78:Education
450:See also
165:honorary
137:Barbados
95:Painting
49:Barbados
390:Cat III
170:, from
67:Seattle
934:JSTOR,
492:
445:, 1960
439:, 1960
427:, 1999
421:, 1945
415:, 2002
404:, 1991
398:, 1986
392:, 1994
386:, 1975
380:, 1994
374:, 1991
368:, 1994
159:) and
129:artist
113:Awards
433:1960,
396:Jacob
357:Works
267:Death
108:(WPA)
645:2017
597:2017
490:ISSN
437:Dusk
378:Diva
275:Work
174:and
56:Died
38:Born
949::
895:^
837:.
813:.
800:^
784:.
760:.
736:.
712:.
688:.
666:.
653:^
614:.
587:.
517:.
488:.
484:.
324:.
244:.
236:,
232:,
228:,
186:.
178:.
143:.
135:,
69:,
47:,
939:.
908:.
889:.
875:.
861:.
847:.
823:.
794:.
770:.
746:.
722:.
698:.
647:.
624:.
599:.
537:.
521:.
502:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
