The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 8, 2023

Green Goddess

2005

John Jackson

(American, 1955–2006)

America, Ohio, Cleveland

Watercolor, gouache, charcoal, and graphite with collage

Support: Sturdy weight, wove paper

Sheet: 91 x 124.9 cm (35 13/16 x 49 3/16 in.)

Gift of Achala Wali in memory of the artist 2007.169

Location

not on view

Description

A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art, Jackson enjoyed working with his hands as a professional carpenter. In his free time he painted, sculpted, drew, and made prints. A complex abstraction, Green Goddess features compositional elements that suggest both the natural world and the built environment.

Inscriptions

Inscription

Lower right, in graphite: J. Jackson 05

Provenance
The drawing has been in the artist's estate since it's creation in 2005.
Exhibition history

The NEO Show, CMA, July 10-September 4, 2005; catalogue pp.100-101 (unpaginated); John Jackson '77: Unfinished Work, The Cleveland Institute of Art, February 16-March 16, 2007 (no catalogue)

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2007.169