Jaques was born September 28, 1887 in Geneseo, Illinois. Family moved to Elmo near Topeka in 1899 and it was there that Jaques first became conscious of the variety and migration of birds. The family... Read full biography
Jaques was born September 28, 1887 in Geneseo, Illinois. Family moved to Elmo near Topeka in 1899 and it was there that Jaques first became conscious of the variety and migration of birds. The family also lived near Durham before, in 1903, moving to northern Minnesota. Began working in a taxidermy... Read full biography
Jaques was born September 28, 1887 in Geneseo, Illinois. Family moved to Elmo near Topeka in 1899 and it was there that Jaques first became conscious of the variety and migration of birds. The family also lived near Durham before, in 1903, moving to northern Minnesota. Began working in a taxidermy shop then, in 1913, worked for the railroad. Served in World War I then. studied art with Clarence Rosenkranz. During the early 1920s, Jacques secured a position as an illustrator and in 1924 was... Read full biography
Jaques was born September 28, 1887 in Geneseo, Illinois. Family moved to Elmo near Topeka in 1899 and it was there that Jaques first became conscious of the variety and migration of birds. The family also lived near Durham before, in 1903, moving to northern Minnesota. Began working in a taxidermy shop then, in 1913, worked for the railroad. Served in World War I then. studied art with Clarence Rosenkranz. During the early 1920s, Jacques secured a position as an illustrator and in 1924 was hired as a staff artist by the American Museum of Natural History in New York. His assignment was to produce large dioramas and background paintings for exhibits and to accompany museum expeditions. Jacques retired from the museum in 1942 to do freelance... Read full biography
Jaques was born September 28, 1887 in Geneseo, Illinois. Family moved to Elmo near Topeka in 1899 and it was there that Jaques first became conscious of the variety and migration of birds. The family also lived near Durham before, in 1903, moving to northern Minnesota. Began working in a taxidermy shop then, in 1913, worked for the railroad. Served in World War I then. studied art with Clarence Rosenkranz. During the early 1920s, Jacques secured a position as an illustrator and in 1924 was hired as a staff artist by the American Museum of Natural History in New York. His assignment was to produce large dioramas and background paintings for exhibits and to accompany museum expeditions. Jacques retired from the museum in 1942 to do freelance work as a wildlife painter, an illustrator, and producing museum dioramas. Designed a duck stamp in 1940 for Duc. SOURCES:. Susan Craig,... Read full biography
Francis Lee Jaques - Artist Info
About Francis Lee Jaques: Books
Books & Publications (20)
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Wildlife in American Art: Masterworks from the National Museum of Wildlife Art
2009
Harris, Adam Duncan
262 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Covers of the Saturday Evening Post Seventy Years of Outstanding Illustration
1995
Cohn, Jan
298 pages (color)
The Shape of Things: The Art of Francis Lee Jaques
1994
Johnston, Patricia Condon
167 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
Duck Stamps and Prints The Complete Federal & State Editions
1988
McCaddin, Joe (introduction)
192 pages (color)
Twentieth Century Wildlife Artists
1986
Hammond, Nicholas
224 pages (color)
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary
1985
Dawdy, Doris
1,184 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Francis Lee Jaques: Artist Naturalist
1982
Luce, Donald; Laura Andrews
76 pages (color)
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
American Paintings at Yale University: An illustrated Checklist (Exhibition catalog)
1982
Stebbins, Theodore/G Gorokhoff
213 pages
Francis Lee Jaques: Artist of the Wilderness
1973
Jaques, Florence Page
370 pages (color)
The Art of Francis Lee Jaques
1972
Editors, Jas. Frd Bell Museum
59 pages (color)
The Illustrated Book Its Art and Craft
1970
Klemin, Diana
159 pages
Gallery of North American Game
1946
Editor, Popular Science
0 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index