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1904 Haverhill, Massachusetts - 1981 Haverhill, Massachusetts. Known for: Street genre and landscape painting, graphics.
Prescott M. M. "Mike" Jones, a known Rockport and WPA* artist, was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1904. He began his education at Tufts University where he studied with Rockport artist William... Read full biography
Prescott M. M. "Mike" Jones, a known Rockport and WPA* artist, was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1904. He began his education at Tufts University where he studied with Rockport artist William Hazelton. After graduating from Tufts, Jones enrolled at Vesper George School of Art* in Boston. His... Read full biography
Prescott M. M. "Mike" Jones, a known Rockport and WPA* artist, was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1904. He began his education at Tufts University where he studied with Rockport artist William Hazelton. After graduating from Tufts, Jones enrolled at Vesper George School of Art* in Boston. His relationship with the school continued after his graduation when he later returned as a faculty member. He began exhibiting in the 1930's at Grace Horne Gallery and later at the Art Institute of... Read full biography
Prescott M. M. "Mike" Jones, a known Rockport and WPA* artist, was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1904. He began his education at Tufts University where he studied with Rockport artist William Hazelton. After graduating from Tufts, Jones enrolled at Vesper George School of Art* in Boston. His relationship with the school continued after his graduation when he later returned as a faculty member. He began exhibiting in the 1930's at Grace Horne Gallery and later at the Art Institute of Chicago* and New York World's Fair, 1939*. He received a Fellowship from the Tiffany Foundation* in 1934 that allowed him to pursue his art even further. Jones maintained a close relationship with the town of Haverhill, working as Director of Studio... Read full biography
Prescott M. M. "Mike" Jones, a known Rockport and WPA* artist, was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1904. He began his education at Tufts University where he studied with Rockport artist William Hazelton. After graduating from Tufts, Jones enrolled at Vesper George School of Art* in Boston. His relationship with the school continued after his graduation when he later returned as a faculty member. He began exhibiting in the 1930's at Grace Horne Gallery and later at the Art Institute of Chicago* and New York World's Fair, 1939*. He received a Fellowship from the Tiffany Foundation* in 1934 that allowed him to pursue his art even further. Jones maintained a close relationship with the town of Haverhill, working as Director of Studio Workshops at the City of Haverhill College. Studied . Tufts University with William Hazelton (Degree) . Vesper... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
- •Colored Pencil
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Ink
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Alaska Before 1940
- •Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- •Provincetown, Massachusetts
- •Rockport, Massachusetts
Art Association
- •California Watercolor Society
- •North Shore Art Association, Gloucester-
- •Rockport Art Association-
Art School
- •Vesper George School of Art, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, Fellowship
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Alaska Art Project Artist, WPA
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Art Association
- •California Watercolor Society-
- •North Shore Art Association, Gloucester
- •Rockport Art Association
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts