The Shoemaker: The Black Brush Speaks Through the Hands of a Worker
The Shoemaker: The Black Brush Speaks Through the Hands of a Worker The Shoemaker, by Jacob Lawrence There is something about the figure in Jacob Lawrence’s The Shoemaker that immediately captures my attention. He is a large man, with broad shoulders and powerful arms, leaning over a shoe as he works on its sole. His head is bent at nearly a 90-degree angle, his eyes fixed on the task before him. Everything about his posture communicates concentration. He is completely absorbed in what he […]