<sod>Jacob Lawrence was born in 1917 in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]]. He was thirteen when his family, including his sister and brother, moved to [[New York City]]. Lawrence was introduced to art shortly after that, when their mother enrolled him in classes at an arts and crafts settlement house in Harlem, in an effort to keep him busy. The young Lawrence often drew patterns with [[crayon]]s. In the beginning, he copied patterns of his mother's carpets; one of his art teachers noted great potential in Lawrence.<eod>
<sod>Jacob.c Lawrence was born in 1917 in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]]. He was thirteen when his family, including his sister and brother, moved to [[New York City]]. Lawrence was introduced to art shortly after that, when their mother enrolled him in classes at an arts and crafts settlement house in Harlem, in an effort to keep him busy. The young Lawrence often drew patterns with [[crayon]]s. In the beginning, he copied patterns of his mother's carpets; one of his art teachers noted great potential in Lawrence.<eod>