by caroljacobsen.org | Dec 2, 2025 | Art, Education, Paintings, Uncategorized
I just moved into a new studio, twice as large as my last one. Address Art Works Downtown, #9 1325 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA Address sound familiar? That’s because it’s next door to my prior studio. Stop by and visit. I’m open the second Friday...
by caroljacobsen.org | Oct 16, 2025 | Art, Paintings
1892–1950 In the deep South during the Jim Crow era, when opportunities for Black women were scarce, Lena Richard carved her own path, with a wooden spoon and unshakable determination. Born in New Orleans in 1892, Lena began cooking as a young girl, learning in the...
by caroljacobsen.org | Oct 5, 2025 | Art, Education, Paintings, Uncategorized
Our Coloring Book Party A Celebration of Art, History, and Community On September 26, I had the joy of hosting a Coloring Book Party as part of my current exhibition, Teaching Black History Through Art. The event brought together families, students, educators, and...
by caroljacobsen.org | Aug 18, 2025 | Art, Doing the Right Thing, Paintings
Sarah Breedlove is the woman the world would one day know as Madam C. J. Walker. Note: Of these three photos I found, the left two were labeled Sarah Breedlove, and on the right, Madam C.J. Walker. After painting her portrait using the left photo, I realized it was a...
by caroljacobsen.org | Aug 9, 2024 | Art, Paintings
W. Gertrude Brown 1888–1949 W. Gertrude Brown was an American educator and social worker. She is best known as the first head resident of the Phyllis Wheatley Settlement House in Minneapolis,...
by caroljacobsen.org | Jun 26, 2024 | Art, Paintings
Mary Washington 1906–2005 Mary Washington was a Black Certified Public Accountant (CPA) who was a leader in future generations of Black CPAs. After high school, where Washington excelled in math, she worked at one of the few African American owned banks in th 1920s....
