Untitled (Seated Lady)
Artist
Alexander Brooks (A.B.) Jackson
(American, 1925 - 1981)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1978
MediumChalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper
DimensionsOverall, Frame: 46 x 34 1/2 in. (116.8 x 87.6 cm)
Overall: 36 x 26 in. (91.4 x 66 cm)
Overall: 36 x 26 in. (91.4 x 66 cm)
InscribedThe drawing is signed just under the pocketbook: A B Jackson;
On verso, a Chrysler Museum of Art label:;
A. B. Jackson Retrospective, October 16 - December 6, 1981;
Untitled (Seated Lady);
Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper;
On loan from Mr. Joel Cooper;
Credit LineGift of the family of Joel B. Cooper, in memory of Mary and Dudley Cooper
Object number2002.26.8
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a chalk, charcoal and acrylic painting on paper. _Seated Female_ is drawing of a young African American woman seated in a chair. She wears white gloves, a coat and a white blouse underneath. The artist rendered the figure in a series of charcoal lines, and then details her face. An architectural element is highlighted behind her in white chalk, contrasting with the delicate features of the woman's face. The sitter is absorbed in her own thoughts, with eyes downcast.Label TextA.B. Jackson American (1925-1981) Untitled (Seated Lady), ca. 1978 Chalk, charcoal and acrylic on paper, 36 x 26 in. (91.4 x 66 cm) In memory of Mary and Dudley Cooper from the family of Joel B. Cooper 2002.26.8 ~ A. B. Jackson graduated from Yale University's School of Art and Architecture in 1955 and a year later began his 25-year teaching career at Norfolk State University and Old Dominion University. In time he became one of Virginia's most influential and respected artists. Jackson was prolific in many media - painting, drawing, and printmaking - and became renowned for his Porch People series. These works feature anonymous sitters relaxing on their porches in Ghent, a Norfolk neighborhood. Most likely from this series, Seated Female depicts a young African American woman seated in a chair. She seems absorbed in her own thoughts, her eyes downcast. The artist quickly and deftly renders the figure in a series of charcoal lines and then details her face. He further accentuates her delicate features by silhouetting them against a white chalk background. ProvenanceThe artist, -1981; Joel B. Cooper, Norfolk, Va., 1981-2002; Gift in memory of Mary and Dudley Cooper from the family of Joel B. Cooper to Chrysler Museum of Art, 2002. Exhibition History"A.B. Jackson Retrospective," Chrysler Museum of Art, October 15 - December 6, 1981. "The Bold 1980s: A Collector's Vision," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., March 19 - October, 2003. "Passerby: An A.B. Jackson Retrospective," The Baron and Ellin Galleries at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, May 23 - August 2, 2015.Published ReferencesA.B. Jackson, with an introduction by Kenneth Harris, _As I See Ghent: A Visual Essay_ (Virginia Beach, Va.: Donning Publishing Co., 1978), 126. _ A.B. Jackson: Retrospective Exhibition_, exh. cat., The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., 1981, no. 85. Kathryn McGuire, _Passerby: An A.B. Jackson Retrospective_ (Norfolk, VA: Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University, 2015) 2.
