Elbert McGran Jackson (American, 1896€“1962) The Chinese Procession

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• Lot Description
  Elbert McGran Jackson
  (American, 1896€“1962)
  The Chinese Procession
  oil on canvas
  signed (lower right)
  18 1/2 x 36 1/2 inches.
  Raised in Augusta, Georgia, Jackson graduated from the Georgia School of Technology in 1916 with honors in architecture. In 1917 he found work in an architect's office in New York while taking painting, drawing, anatomy, and sculpture classes at night at the Beaux Arts Institute on 76th Street. He struck up a close friendship with established illustrator James Montgomery Flagg who helped further Jackson's career.
  
  His first magazine cover appeared on the Saturday Evening Post in January 1921. By the end of the 1920s, he had painted thirty-nine Saturday Evening Post covers. He went on to create fifty-eight covers for the Curtis Publishing Company, forty-eight for the Saturday Evening Post and ten for Country Gentleman. His cover illustrations also appeared on the Ladies Home Journal, Colliers, McCalls, and many other magazines. In addition, he provided illustrations for stories in books and magazines by such authors as Fannie Hurst, Kathleen Norris, Louis Bromfield, Rex Beach, Faith Baldwin, Pearl Buck, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Edna Ferber, Harold Bell Wright, and Robert W. Chambers.
  
  Note:
  By all accounts, Michael Hall, actor, collector and art dealer, was a memorable character who led a truly remarkable life. Michael delighted in being outrageous - frequently the life of the party, always with an entertaining repertory of anecdotes and jokes. Michael was also a very serious collector with an inquisitive nature, extremely passionate and opinionated concerning his chosen field of Renaissance and Baroque Works of Art, and was always willing to share his vast knowledge.Michael was mentored by Wilhelm Valentiner, a specialist in Italian Renaissance Art and then a consultant to what would become the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Through Valentiner, Hall was introduced to Sir John Pope-Hennessy and Sir Kenneth Clark, and formed friendships with a number of authorities including Rudolf Wittkower, H.W. Janson and Francis Watson. In 1963, Hall moved to New York, and with William Mills, opened a gallery at 6 East 79th Street. His clients grew to include among others, Charles and Jayne Wrightsman, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Art, Boston, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Detroit Institute of Art.In later years, Michael and his husband, Thomas divided time between their Florida, New York and Connecticut residences, but never stopped enjoying and collecting decorative arts. Those who knew Michael would agree his passion for collecting knew no bounds.
  Property from the Michael Hall Collection, Miami Beach, Florida

  Condition

  Canvas could be re-stretched- it sags just a bit in the frame. Otherwise, good condition.
  For condition inquiries please contact palmbeachcr@hindmanauctions.com
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