About Ward Jackson
Lived 1928 – 2004 (aged 75–76). Ward Jackson was an American painter and printmaker.
Ward Jackson (September 10, 1928 in Petersburg, Virginia – February 3, 2004) was an American visual artist most closely associated with post painterly abstraction and minimalism, an archivist at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the co-founder and editor of the publication "Art Now Gallery Guide".
In 1952 he received his bachelor's and MFA from the Richmond Professional Institute of the College of William and Mary. He then studied with the painter Hans Hofmann.
His opus is known for its diamond shaped works. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and MoMA, among others.
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Who was Ward Jackson?
American artist, 1928-2004
When was Ward Jackson born?
Ward Jackson was born in 1928.
When did Ward Jackson die?
Ward Jackson died in 2004.
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Ward Jackson was a painter and printmaker.
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Ward Jackson was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ward Jackson. https://biography.guide/ward-jackson/
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