Harry Andrew Jackson

Harry Jackson was born in Chicago in 1924. In 1942, Jackson joined the Marines and was wounded in Pacific service. He later became a combat artist and entertainer.

After the war, Jackson studied in New York City with Rufino Tamayo and Hans Hoffman. His one-man show in 1952 was of abstract expressionist paintings. In 1957 on fellowships, he began on Western themes leading into Range Burial and Stampede bronzes that were in effect studies for murals. Jackson’s 1960 New York City show of Western bronzes and drawings was a success. He built a studio and established a foundry on Italy. Best known for his bronzes, he has received substantial attention from national magazines.

His works are held by major museums such as the Buffalo Bill Museum, Glenbow Foundation (Calgary), Montana Historical Society, Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Wyoming State Gallery, Woolaroc Museum and the Fort Pitt Museum.