(ART) Jean Lacy Old Testament Biblical Images through the Bl

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(ART.) Jean Lacy. Old Testament Biblical Images through the Black Experience. 11 posters including text sheet, each 14 x 19 3/4 inches; "Jacob and Angel" with adhesion loss in image, otherwise minimal wear. No place: Christian Education in Black Churches, 1973

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The artist and educator Jean Lacy served as director of the African American Cultural Heritage Center in Dallas from 1977 to 1988, and her work has been widely exhibited including a solo show at the Tyler Museum of Art. This portfolio was developed by the Inner City Task Force of the Board of Education of the Southern California / Arizona Conference of the United Methodist Church. It includes 10 reimaginings of Old Testament scenes in the tradition of Jacob Lawrence, including "Creation (Breath of Life)"; "Adam and Eve (in the Garden)"; "Abraham"; "Jacob and Angel"; "Joseph (Joseph's Dream)"; "Moses (Mount Sinai)"; "The Passover"; "Golden Calf"; "David"; and "Solomon." The text sheet includes an overview by Nathaniel L. Lacy Jr., suggested questions for children, and a description of each image and its "Black cultural patterns." None others traced in OCLC or at auction.