Billy Morrow Jackson
Biography:
Date and Place of birth: February 23, 1926 at Kansas City, Missouri
Marital status: Married to Siti Mariah Jackson
Education:
- 1949 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Washington University, St Louis , Missouri
- 1954 Master of Fine Arts, University of Illinois U-C
Professional employment: 1954-87 Professor of Art at University of Illinois U-C
Current status:
Professor emeritus, University of Illinois
President of Jackson Studios
Professional credits: Artist's work represented in public and corporate collections (selected)
- National Collection of Art, Smithsonian Institution
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
- NASA National Archives, Washington, DC
- Union League, Chicago, IL
- Boston Public Library, Boston, MA
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, NY
- Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Retrospective exhibition, Krannert Art Museum 1996
Publication of artwork: Wooden, Howard E. Billy Morrow Jackson: Interpretations of Time and Light University of Illinois Press, 1990
Artist's description of work: My work is representational. It ranges from the Illinois prairies to figurative cityscapes, interiors, social commentary, and portraiture as well as murals. Media in which I have worked include drawing, watercolor, oil, and printmaking.