メトロポリタン美術館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (メトロポリタン美術館Instagram)「On #VeteransDay, a look at Jacob Lawrence's "The Shoemaker"—which was among the first works he painted after returning home from his service in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. ⁣ Lawrence served his first year in Florida in a racially segregated regiment where he was first given the rank of Steward’s Mate—the only one available to Black Americans at the time. There he befriended a commander who shared his interest in art, and he went on to serve in an integrated regiment as Coast Guard Artist, documenting the war in Italy, England, Egypt, and India. ⁣ ⁣⁣ In works like "The Shoemaker" and others from late 1945–46, Lawrence focuses on workers in Harlem and shows the range of occupations open to Black Americans at the time—from teachers and office assistants to barbers, seamstresses, and steelworkers. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Here, he contrasts the enormous body of the cobbler with his cramped quarters and the delicate shoes and tacks that occupy his attention.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 🎨 Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917–2000). The Shoemaker, 1945. Watercolor and gouache on paper. © 2020 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York」11月11日 23時14分