Archives of American Art

William Franklin Jackson biographical account and photographs

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.jackwill
Creators:
Jackson, William Franklin, 1850-1936
Dates:
[undated]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
3 Items
(on 1 partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
A biographical account and 2 group photographs of a summer painting camp in the Sierras. Members of the group include Jackson, his wife, Ida Nichols Jackson, their daughter, Amy Jackson Baxter, and their niece, Pearl Jackson Brown.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
William Franklin Jackson was born in 1850 in Council Bluffs, Iowa and studied art with Virgil Williams, and Benoni Irwin. He was best known for his landscape paintings of California. He was an instructor at the San Francisco School of Design, 1886-1900, and Director of the E. B. Crocker Gallery, 1885-1936.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 4202 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Reproduction Note
Biographical account is a photocopy.
Reproduction Note
Photographs are copy prints.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in the possession of D. Jackson Faustman and his wife, Sara Louis Faustman.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transfered from the Inventory of American Paintings, 1987. IAP had received the items May 21, 1987, from D. Jackson Faustman and his wife, Sara Louis Faustman, during their visit to submit reports of paintings by Jackson, Mr. Faustman's great-uncle.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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