John Paul Jones (artist)

John Paul Jones
Born (1924-11-18)November 18, 1924
Indianola, Iowa
Died (aged 74)
Ashland, Oregon
Nationality American
Known for Painter

John Paul Jones (November 18, 1924–1999) was an American painter and printmaker, described as "one of America's foremost printmakers" in the 1950s and '60s.[1]

He had a write-up in Time magazine in 1962.[1] In 1963 he had a retrospective exhibition of his prints and drawings at The Brooklyn Museum, New York.[2] A posthumous retrospective exhibition was held at the Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, in 2010.[1]

Jones was a resident of Laguna Beach, California from the 1960s until 1990.[1]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Richard Chang (November 19, 2010) "Laguna exhibit sheds light on John Paul Jones", The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  2. John Paul Jones Retrospective (press release), The Brooklyn Museum, June 2, 1963.


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