Lot 61: A. B. Jackson (VA, 1925-1981), Woman in Garden

A. B. Jackson (VA, 1925-1981), Woman in Garden
conte crayon on paper, signed at lower right, matted and framed under glass.
SS 22.5 x 21 in.; DOA 34 x 32.5 in.


Born to an Irish mother and black father in Connecticut, Jackson was educated at Yale but called Virginia home. The Chrysler Museum in Norfolk mounted a large retrospective of his work following his untimely death in 1981. Mary Jo was drawn to Jackson's work in part because he "loved to draw and paint people in their natural surroundings, not posing, but just enjoying their environment." She remembers Jackson as having "so much talent and his work was so superior that when you were in his presence you were filled with awe."
Collection of Mary Jo & Dick Bell, founders of Garden Gallery and the Water Garden, Raleigh, NC