Jack's maternal grandfather was a rancher and a cowboy who rode on some of the last great cattle drives out West. His paternal grandmother was a painter who vividly captured the people and landmarks... Read full biography
Jack's maternal grandfather was a rancher and a cowboy who rode on some of the last great cattle drives out West. His paternal grandmother was a painter who vividly captured the people and landmarks of Texas. From his earliest childhood days, Jack Terry found himself immersed in the worlds of both... Read full biography
Jack's maternal grandfather was a rancher and a cowboy who rode on some of the last great cattle drives out West. His paternal grandmother was a painter who vividly captured the people and landmarks of Texas. From his earliest childhood days, Jack Terry found himself immersed in the worlds of both cowboys and canvases. And from the age of three, he worked to perfect the talent that has made him one of America's most honored Western artists. Young Jack was just a toddler when he began drawing... Read full biography
Jack's maternal grandfather was a rancher and a cowboy who rode on some of the last great cattle drives out West. His paternal grandmother was a painter who vividly captured the people and landmarks of Texas. From his earliest childhood days, Jack Terry found himself immersed in the worlds of both cowboys and canvases. And from the age of three, he worked to perfect the talent that has made him one of America's most honored Western artists. Young Jack was just a toddler when he began drawing side-by-side with his grandmother while she painted. By the time he was nine, he had developed his own special style. "I did a still life of an old cow skull, a boot of my grandfather's, and a Mexican serape, and entered it in the Scurry County Fair. I... Read full biography
Jack's maternal grandfather was a rancher and a cowboy who rode on some of the last great cattle drives out West. His paternal grandmother was a painter who vividly captured the people and landmarks of Texas. From his earliest childhood days, Jack Terry found himself immersed in the worlds of both cowboys and canvases. And from the age of three, he worked to perfect the talent that has made him one of America's most honored Western artists. Young Jack was just a toddler when he began drawing side-by-side with his grandmother while she painted. By the time he was nine, he had developed his own special style. "I did a still life of an old cow skull, a boot of my grandfather's, and a Mexican serape, and entered it in the Scurry County Fair. I won a blue ribbon on it!" That became the first of more than 130 awards Jack Terry won by the age of... Read full biography
Jack Terry - Artist Info
About Jack Terry: Books
Books & Publications (6)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
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
Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists: 2004
2004
Editors, Art of the West
80 pages (color)
Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists, 2003 Edition
2003
Editors, Art of the West
80 pages
Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists 2001 Edition