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E. M. Jackson

A fun whimsical expertly rendered baseball themed illustration oil on canvas painting by E.M. Jackson. In this fresh to the market work, a baseball umpire is pelted with a tomato after making the “You’re out…” sign. Our gallery loves this illustrator, this is from the 1920s or early 1930s and was likely a magazine cover […]

You’re Out

Artist: E.M. Jackson

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, baseball, E. M. Jackson, Golden Age, magazine cover, original cover art, original illustration art
Added to Gallery: July 8, 2020

This oil on canvas Americana original illustration by E.M. Jackson dates to the 1920s and presents a vision of the working man as “King for a Day.” Titled “Labor Day,” this was likely created as cover art for a September issue of a title from the Curtis publishing line of magazines. Along with the Saturday […]

Labor Day

Artist: E.M. Jackson

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: E. M. Jackson, Golden Age, Saturday Evening Post Cover Artist
Added to Gallery: August 31, 2015

    An expressive Art Deco era large format oil painting by the noted American artist and illustrator Elbert McGran (E.M.) Jackson. The scene shows a bustling backstage dressing room, perhaps on opening night.  In the foreground, a confident, lavishly costumed Follies Girl clutches her script as she prepares to make her debut, with reassurances from […]

Playing The Part

Artist: E.M. Jackson

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, art deco, burlesque, E. M. Jackson, Saturday Evening Post, theater
Added to Gallery: August 3, 2015

This oil on canvas is a fabulous and fresh to the market cover painting by the prolific American artist E.M. Jackson created for the November, 1930 issue of The Ladies Home Journal. A smartly posed flapper and rich autumn color palette mark this impressive depiction of a homecoming scene that captures the jazz age freedom of the college set.

The College Homecoming

Artist: E. M. Jackson

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, american, automobilia, autumn, E. M. Jackson, flapper, jazz age, Ladies Home Journal, magazine cover, original cover art
Added to Gallery: February 14, 2013

 

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