Carolyn Lawrence

Contributed to the Wall Of Respect.  She is an American Visual Artist who was born in 1940.  Carolyn Lawrence has had many gallery exhibitions before.  She uses color and line.  She uses color to bring emphasis to the letters in the background.





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