1. Gwendolyn Clarine Knight was an American artist who was born in Bridgetown, Barbados, in the West Indies.
13 Facts About Gwendolyn Knight
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When Lawrence died, Gwendolyn Knight disbanded the original foundation and changed her will so that most of the couple's assets went to support children's programs.
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Gwendolyn Knight subsequently returned to New York City, where she was employed by the Works Projects Administration as an assistant to the muralist, Charles Alston.
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In 1934 Gwendolyn Knight joined a Works Progress Administration mural project, where she met her future husband and fellow painter, Jacob Lawrence.
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Gwendolyn Knight even procured support from The National Links, Inc for her first one-woman show, which was developed in 1976.
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Gwendolyn Knight survived Lawrence, and passed away in Seattle on February 18,2005, at the age of 91.
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Gwendolyn Knight's work focused on narrative paintings depicting the life, culture, and history of African Americans, through still life, portraits, and urban scenes.
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Gwendolyn Knight's inspiration came from spontaneous responses to her surroundings, as well as African dance, sculpture, and theater.
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Gwendolyn Knight did not begin exhibiting her work publicly until the 1970s.
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Gwendolyn Knight had several major solo exhibitions: Seattle Art Museum, Virginia Lacy Jones Gallery, Atlanta University, Francine Seders Gallery in Seattle, Never Late for Heaven: The Art of Gwen Gwendolyn Knight, at the Tacoma Art Museum and at DC Moore Gallery, New York in 2003.
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Gwendolyn Knight's work was included in several group exhibitions, including the 1967 show, Portrayal of the Negroes in American Painting at the Forum Gallery.
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In 1993, Gwendolyn Knight received the Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Gwendolyn Knight was honored with the Caucus Centennial Medallion, from the Black Caucus.