Captain Skinner
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Object Details
- Artist
- Jacob Lawrence, born Atlantic City, NJ 1917-died Seattle, WA 2000
- Sitter
- Capt. Carlton Skinner
- Exhibition Label
- Lawrence was drafted by the U.S. Coast Guard in 1943, but he was encouraged to continue painting by his first commanding officer, Captain J.S. Rosenthal, and later by Captain Charlton Skinner aboard the USS Sea Cloud. Skinner, whose face Lawrence immortalized in this portrait, was familiar with Lawrence’s art career and helped him obtain a rank of petty officer third class in public relations so that he could record with his paintbrush the daily happenings at sea. Initially, Lawrence faced discrimination in the segregated Coast Guard, but later found relief on the Sea Cloud, which was the first integrated ship in the U.S. Navy.
- Graphic Masters II: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2009
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Carlton Skinner
- 1944
- Object number
- 1990.65
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- gouache on paperboard
- Dimensions
- sheet: 29 1/8 x 21 1/8 in. (74.0 x 53.7 cm)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Graphic Arts
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Architecture\boat
- Occupation\military\captain
- Portrait male\head
- Record ID
- saam_1990.65
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ce1e2f26-6fd5-4c79-afbd-ca3ad12c8b4c
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