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1928 St. Louis, Missouri - 2018 San Diego, California. Known for: Landscape, old west, horses and Indian figure painting, newspaper staff artist.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Jack Jordan was raised on a farm near Des Moines, Iowa. At age 12, he took WPA art lessons and in high school studied commercial art. In 1946, he joined the Marines and... Read full biography
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Jack Jordan was raised on a farm near Des Moines, Iowa. At age 12, he took WPA art lessons and in high school studied commercial art. In 1946, he joined the Marines and then spent three years with carnivals as a magician. He worked briefly in Iowa as a newspaper artist... Read full biography
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Jack Jordan was raised on a farm near Des Moines, Iowa. At age 12, he took WPA art lessons and in high school studied commercial art. In 1946, he joined the Marines and then spent three years with carnivals as a magician. He worked briefly in Iowa as a newspaper artist and then went to San Diego where he studied at the Coronado School of Art. He also attended Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, paying his way by selling western paintings. In 1971, he studied in... Read full biography
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Jack Jordan was raised on a farm near Des Moines, Iowa. At age 12, he took WPA art lessons and in high school studied commercial art. In 1946, he joined the Marines and then spent three years with carnivals as a magician. He worked briefly in Iowa as a newspaper artist and then went to San Diego where he studied at the Coronado School of Art. He also attended Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, paying his way by selling western paintings. In 1971, he studied in Mexico and decided to become a full-time painter with Old West subjects. He settled in El Cajon, California. Many of his paintings are in fine art collections across America.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Jack Jordan was raised on a farm near Des Moines, Iowa. At age 12, he took WPA art lessons and in high school studied commercial art. In 1946, he joined the Marines and then spent three years with carnivals as a magician. He worked briefly in Iowa as a newspaper artist and then went to San Diego where he studied at the Coronado School of Art. He also attended Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, paying his way by selling western paintings. In 1971, he studied in Mexico and decided to become a full-time painter with Old West subjects. He settled in El Cajon, California. Many of his paintings are in fine art collections across America.
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Art Method
- •Airbrush
- •Easel Painting
- •Moving Scenic Panorama Painting, 3-D Diorama
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Cowboys
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Horses: Equestrian Genre, in Landscape and/or Portraits
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Panoramic View and/or Large Scale Panoramic Artwork
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Art Association
- •San Diego Portrait Society
Art School
- •Institute de Allende, San Miguel, Mexico, Student
- •Otis Art Institute, (Otis College of Art & Design) Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Figure Specialty
- •Horse Subject Specialty
- •Newspaper Staff, Events, Artist, Cartoon, Illustration, Photography, Graphics
- •Professional Museum and Art/ or Art Gallerist
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings