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1924 Indianola, Iowa - 1999 Ashland, Oregon. Known for: Figurative painting, printmaking, drawing and sculpture, teaching.
The following information was provided in June of 2006 by Jon Herman of Norfolk, Virginia:. John Paul Jones was born in Indianola, Iowa on November 18, 1924. After graduation from high school in... Read full biography
The following information was provided in June of 2006 by Jon Herman of Norfolk, Virginia:. John Paul Jones was born in Indianola, Iowa on November 18, 1924. After graduation from high school in 1943, he was drafted in the army where he served with a field artillery battery in the Far East... Read full biography
The following information was provided in June of 2006 by Jon Herman of Norfolk, Virginia:. John Paul Jones was born in Indianola, Iowa on November 18, 1924. After graduation from high school in 1943, he was drafted in the army where he served with a field artillery battery in the Far East campaign. Being eligible for the G.I. bill, he enrolled in the summer of 1946 as a freshman at the State University of Iowa campus at Iowa City. By his own admission, his concept of art was very limited. In... Read full biography
The following information was provided in June of 2006 by Jon Herman of Norfolk, Virginia:. John Paul Jones was born in Indianola, Iowa on November 18, 1924. After graduation from high school in 1943, he was drafted in the army where he served with a field artillery battery in the Far East campaign. Being eligible for the G.I. bill, he enrolled in the summer of 1946 as a freshman at the State University of Iowa campus at Iowa City. By his own admission, his concept of art was very limited. In the fall of 1948, he studied print-making under the auspices of Mauricio Lasansky, an internationally-known print maker, who was teaching at the time. After much work and guidance, Lasansky helped him tone in on print-making, especially etching, which... Read full biography
The following information was provided in June of 2006 by Jon Herman of Norfolk, Virginia:. John Paul Jones was born in Indianola, Iowa on November 18, 1924. After graduation from high school in 1943, he was drafted in the army where he served with a field artillery battery in the Far East campaign. Being eligible for the G.I. bill, he enrolled in the summer of 1946 as a freshman at the State University of Iowa campus at Iowa City. By his own admission, his concept of art was very limited. In the fall of 1948, he studied print-making under the auspices of Mauricio Lasansky, an internationally-known print maker, who was teaching at the time. After much work and guidance, Lasansky helped him tone in on print-making, especially etching, which became his primary means of his early art expression. After graduation in 1949 with a B... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Intaglio, Collographic Printmaking
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Aquatint
- •Casein
- •Charcoal
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Non Objective Subject
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
Art Teacher
- •Mauricio Lasansky
Awards/Recognition
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
- •Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, Fellowship
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Printmaking Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Brooklyn Museum of Art
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Smithsonian Institution/Museums
- •Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Museum of Non Objective Painting
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts