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John Paul Jones (artist)

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John Paul Jones
Born(1924-11-18)November 18, 1924
DiedSeptember 25, 1999(1999-09-25) (aged 74)
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainter

John Paul Jones (November 18, 1924 – September 25, 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 City.[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]

Sources

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  • Una E. Johnson, John Paul Jones. Prints and Drawings. 1948-1963, New York, The Brooklyn Museum, 1963.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d Richard Chang (November 19, 2010) "Laguna exhibit sheds light on John Paul Jones" Archived 2015-05-21 at the Wayback Machine, The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  2. ^ John Paul Jones Retrospective (press release), The Brooklyn Museum, June 2, 1963.