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Jake McCord BIOGRAPHY
1945 - 2009. Known for: Naive, folk art painting.
Renowned folk artist Albert R. (J.T.) "Jake" McCord died Sept. 1 (2006) at University Hospital in Augusta after an extended illness. Mr. McCord was 64. A native of Lincoln County, where he picked... Read full biography
Renowned folk artist Albert R. (J.T.) "Jake" McCord died Sept. 1 (2006) at University Hospital in Augusta after an extended illness. Mr. McCord was 64. A native of Lincoln County, where he picked cotton as a little boy, Mr. McCord moved to Thomson as a young man. He worked for the city for nearly... Read full biography
Renowned folk artist Albert R. (J.T.) "Jake" McCord died Sept. 1 (2006) at University Hospital in Augusta after an extended illness. Mr. McCord was 64. A native of Lincoln County, where he picked cotton as a little boy, Mr. McCord moved to Thomson as a young man. He worked for the city for nearly 40 years, cutting grass and performing other duties at the city cemetery, known as Westview. The tiny country church that Mr. McCord attended and called his home church is just a short distance from... Read full biography
Renowned folk artist Albert R. (J.T.) "Jake" McCord died Sept. 1 (2006) at University Hospital in Augusta after an extended illness. Mr. McCord was 64. A native of Lincoln County, where he picked cotton as a little boy, Mr. McCord moved to Thomson as a young man. He worked for the city for nearly 40 years, cutting grass and performing other duties at the city cemetery, known as Westview. The tiny country church that Mr. McCord attended and called his home church is just a short distance from where he grew up. His family was one of the first black families in Lincoln County to purchase land in that area. Mr. McCord, a soft-spoken man, was widely known in the world of folk art. F or years, he painted a variety of subjects, including people,... Read full biography
Renowned folk artist Albert R. (J.T.) "Jake" McCord died Sept. 1 (2006) at University Hospital in Augusta after an extended illness. Mr. McCord was 64. A native of Lincoln County, where he picked cotton as a little boy, Mr. McCord moved to Thomson as a young man. He worked for the city for nearly 40 years, cutting grass and performing other duties at the city cemetery, known as Westview. The tiny country church that Mr. McCord attended and called his home church is just a short distance from where he grew up. His family was one of the first black families in Lincoln County to purchase land in that area. Mr. McCord, a soft-spoken man, was widely known in the world of folk art. F or years, he painted a variety of subjects, including people, cats and dogs. They were the simplest of paintings, work he sometimes put onto sma... Read full biography
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Renowned folk artist Albert R. (J.T.) "Jake" McCord died Sept. 1 (2006) at University Hospital in Augusta after an extended illness. Mr. McCord was 64.
A native of Lincoln County, where he picked cotton as a little boy, Mr. McCord moved to Thomson as a young man. He worked for the city for nearly 40 years, cutting grass and performing other duties at the city cemetery, known as Westview.
The tiny country church that Mr. McCord attended and called his home church is just a short distance from where he grew up. His family was one of the first black families in Lincoln County to purchase land in that area.
Mr. McCord, a soft-spoken man, was widely known in the world of folk art. F or y...But wait, there's more...
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