John Paul Jones papers
name: label: Creator
content: Jones, John Paul, 1924-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Prints -- Technique
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2000 by Suzanne Nestory.
creator: label: Creator
content: Jones, John Paul, 1924-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Printmaker, painter, sculptor, educator; Los Angeles, Calif.; Ashland, Ore. Died 1999. Jones was a greatly admired figurative painter/printmaker and teacher at UCLA (1953-1963) and UC Irvine, from where he retired in 1990 and settled permanently in Ashland, Ore. Born in Iowa, Jones studied art with Mauricio Lasansky at University of Iowa, Iowa City (B.F.A., 1949). His thesis (M.F.A., 1951) on printmaking was done under the direction of Lasansky. After teaching at the University of Oklahoma and Iowa State University he joined the faculty at UCLA where he established the printmaking department. Although best known for his graphics, Jones also worked as a sculptor in bronze in the 1960s and in wood starting in 1978. Between 1951 and 1997 he had numerous solo exhibitions and participated in over one hundred group shows.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 8.3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1924-1999
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.jonejohp
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids
content: Preliminary box inventory available at Archives of American Art's Washington, D.C. office.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Personal and business correspondence (1951-1998); teaching records (1953-1956); printed and handwritten material on printmaking methods; inventory of Jones' prints (1963-1973); professional records (1960-1990s); clippings (1948-1998); personal items (e.g., cards and letters from his children, awards certificates, diplomas, photographs of his family, exhibition catalogs [1947-1990]); 8 notebooks containing 8" x 10" black and white glossy prints; 1 notebook of black and white negatives; slides and transparencies, and original etchings.