Harry Jackson

A preeminent western artist known for his sculptures, Harry Jackson was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 18, 1924. In May 1938, he moved to become a cowboy on the Pitchfork Rach near Meeteetse, Wyoming. Each winter he returned to Chicago to paint at the Academy of Fine arts and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1942, Jackson joined the United States Marine Corps. He fought across the Central Pacific and was wounded twice, which would impact the rest of this life. When he returned to the United States, he became the youngest-ever official Marine Crops Combat Artist and was stationed in Los Angeles. He received an honorable discharge in 1945, and he moved to New York in May 1946 where he met Jackson Pollack. Pollack became a friend and mentor who would influence his artistic career for the rest of his life. In addition to his western art, Jackson created abstract and non-objective art. He resided in Cody, Meeteetse, and Lost Cabin, Wyoming for seven decades and died on April 25, 2011. Jackson’s work is held in many prominent institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Denver Art Museum. He is most proud that his works are held by a number of institutions in Wyoming.

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