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1920 Phoenix, Arizona - 1998. Known for: Western landscape, sporting painting.
Jack (Jac) Elmo King (1920-1998). A sprting and Western painter, he was born in Phoenix, Arizona on December 31, 1920 and went to High School and Community College in Glendale, California. In 1941,... Read full biography
Jack (Jac) Elmo King (1920-1998). A sprting and Western painter, he was born in Phoenix, Arizona on December 31, 1920 and went to High School and Community College in Glendale, California. In 1941, he went to work as a draftsman at Douglas Aircraft. He went into the U. S. Navy in April of 1944.... Read full biography
Jack (Jac) Elmo King (1920-1998). A sprting and Western painter, he was born in Phoenix, Arizona on December 31, 1920 and went to High School and Community College in Glendale, California. In 1941, he went to work as a draftsman at Douglas Aircraft. He went into the U. S. Navy in April of 1944. After World War II, they bought an acre and a half tract near Redlands, California where Jack built an adobe house. Then after eighteen months, he and his wife sold the home so that he could attend the... Read full biography
Jack (Jac) Elmo King (1920-1998). A sprting and Western painter, he was born in Phoenix, Arizona on December 31, 1920 and went to High School and Community College in Glendale, California. In 1941, he went to work as a draftsman at Douglas Aircraft. He went into the U. S. Navy in April of 1944. After World War II, they bought an acre and a half tract near Redlands, California where Jack built an adobe house. Then after eighteen months, he and his wife sold the home so that he could attend the Los Angeles Art Center School. He was accepted on the GI Bill in 1947 and attended for two years. In 1949, he got a job in Dallas, Texas with per diem for a year as a draftsman with the Carter Engineering Group. He did not graduate from college but... Read full biography
Jack (Jac) Elmo King (1920-1998). A sprting and Western painter, he was born in Phoenix, Arizona on December 31, 1920 and went to High School and Community College in Glendale, California. In 1941, he went to work as a draftsman at Douglas Aircraft. He went into the U. S. Navy in April of 1944. After World War II, they bought an acre and a half tract near Redlands, California where Jack built an adobe house. Then after eighteen months, he and his wife sold the home so that he could attend the Los Angeles Art Center School. He was accepted on the GI Bill in 1947 and attended for two years. In 1949, he got a job in Dallas, Texas with per diem for a year as a draftsman with the Carter Engineering Group. He did not graduate from college but they were continually promoting him in mechanical engineering positions. He then worked in Wichit... Read full biography
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Jack (Jac) Elmo King (1920-1998)
A sprting and Western painter, he was born in Phoenix, Arizona on December 31, 1920 and went to High School and Community College in Glendale, California. In 1941, he went to work as a draftsman at Douglas Aircraft. He went into the U. S. Navy in April of 1944. After World War II, they bought an acre and a half tract near Redlands, California where Jack built an adobe house. Then after eighteen months, he and his wife sold the home so that he could attend the Los Angeles Art Center School. He was accepted on the GI Bill in 1947 and attended for two years.
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