Reva Jackman

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Reva Jackman
Born(1886-01-16)January 16, 1886
DiedNovember 1985[1]
OccupationPainter
Years activeArt Institute of Chicago
File:Bushnell, Il Post Office mural, "Pioneer Home in Bushnell" by Reva Jackman.JPG
1939, oil on canvas by Jackman

Reva Jackman (January 16, 1886 – November 1985) was an American painter, muralist, printmaker, designer and illustrator born in Wichita, Kansas. She studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with Wellington J. Reynolds and in Paris with André Lhote and Frank Armington [2][3]

She was an artist with the Federal Art Project and painted post office murals; notable works include Trek of the Covered Wagon to Indiana in the post office in Attica, Indiana[4] and Pioneer Home in Bushnell in Bushnell, Illinois.[5]

References

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  1. ^ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014
  2. ^ McGlauflin, ed., Who's Who in American Art 1938-1939 vol.2, The American Federation of Arts, Washington D.C., 1937
  3. ^ Petteys, Chris, Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women ratites born before 1900, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985
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  5. ^ Carlisle, John C., "A Simple and Vital Design: The Story of the Indiana Post Office Murals", Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, 1995 pp. 13-14

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