WILLIAM JACOBS Chicago Artist 8 Eight Original SIGNED Pastel Paintings LISTED

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WILLIAM JACOBS Chicago Artist 8 Eight Original SIGNED Pastel Paintings LISTED:
$299.00

Artist: William Jacobs (1897-1973)

Total works: 8

Subjects: Lake scenes

Medium: pastel

Size: 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches, image size

Size, framed: 9 x 10 1/2 inches.

Each signed and dated at bottom.

Created: c. late 1940s.

Condition:All in good condition. Frames / mating with some wear. Please see photos.

Authenticity is guaranteed.

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Biography:A Chicago native, William Jacobs studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and at Hull House. His teachers were Herman Sachs and Enella Benedict. During the early 1930s, Jacobs painted in Dayton, Ohio, and Chicago. His works were exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Woman\'s Aid and the Jewish Women\'s Art Club. He was awarded the Artists\' Guild prize in design from the Art Institute of Chicago. As one of the WPA artists during the Depression, he participated in the painting of murals in the corridors of Chicago\'s Spaulding High School. Sources:Courtesy of Sandi Brockwaywebsite of Oakton Community College, Des Plaines and Skokie, Illinois.“William Jacobs”,Modernism in the New City, Chicago Artists; 1920-1950. © 2015 Bernard Friedman.