Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2015.

The Crown of Thorns

Artist Alexander Brooks (A.B.) Jackson (American, 1925 - 1981)

CultureAmerican

Date1962

MediumInk on watercolor paper

DimensionsOverall: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)

InscribedSigned and dated lower right: "A.B. Jackson '62". Paper watermarked: "C.M. Fabriano (Italy)" upper left edge upside down and backwards.

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Herman

Object number67.71.1

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DescriptionInk drawing on watercolor paper. Depicts the face of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns.
Label TextA.B. Jackson American (1925-1981) The Crown of Thorns, 1962 Ink on watercolor paper, 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm) Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Herman 67.71.1 Exhibition History"Top Draw," Courthouse Galleries, Portsmouth Museum, Virginia, Aug. 10 - Nov. 5, 2000. "Passerby: An A.B. Jackson Retrospective," The Baron and Ellin Galleries at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, May 23 - August 2, 2015.Published ReferencesKathryn McGuire, _Passerby: An A.B. Jackson Retrospective_ (Norfolk, VA: Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University, 2015) 9.