1882
A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter and academic (died 1974)
A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter and academic (died 1974)
A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter and academic (died 1974)
A. Y. Jackson
Canadian painter (1882–1974)
- Born
- 1882
Alexander Young Jackson LL. D. was a Canadian painter and a founding member of the Group of Seven. Jackson made a significant contribution to the development of art in Canada, and was instrumental in bringing together the artists of Montreal and Toronto. In addition to his work with the Group of Seven, his long career included serving as a war artist during World War I (1917–1919) and teaching at the Banff School of Fine Arts, from 1943 to 1949. In his later years he was artist-in-residence at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario.
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