(October 3, 1882 - April 5, 1974) was a Canadian painter and a founding member of the Group of Seven. As a young boy, Jackson worked as an office boy for a lithograph company, after his father abandoned his family of six children. It was at this company that Jackson began his art training. In the evenings, he took classes at Montreal's Monument-National In 1905, Jackson worked his way to Europe on a cattle boat, returning by the same means and travelling on to Chicago. In Chicago, he joined a commercial art firm and took courses at the Art Institute of Chicago. He saved his earnings and, by 1907, was able to visit France to study Impressionism. In France, Jackson decided to become a professional painter, studying at Paris' Academie Julian under J.P. Laurens.   Related Paintings of Alexander Young Jackson :. | Captain Frederick Gustavus Burnaby | Harp lessons | Zunoqua of the Cat Village | Peasants in Conversation | Portrait of Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton and Duchess of Argyll was a celebrated Irish belle and society hostess. |
Related Artists:
Frank Dillon
painted The Colossal Pair, Thebes in 1856
Antoine Sebastien Plamondon
1804-1895 Canadian Antoine Sebastien Plamondon Gallery
Hugo Vogel
painted Martin Luther preaching at the Wartburg in 1882