Article provides a biographical tribute to Oscar B. Jacobson, director of University of Oklahoma School of Art from 1915 to 1954, University of Oklahoma professor, and working artist. Chelsea Herrod takes a closer look at the art and artists that influenced Jacobson's artistic preferences and teaching style.
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Article provides a biographical tribute to Oscar B. Jacobson, director of University of Oklahoma School of Art from 1915 to 1954, University of Oklahoma professor, and working artist. Chelsea Herrod takes a closer look at the art and artists that influenced Jacobson's artistic preferences and teaching style.
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Abstract: Oscar B. Jacobson was the director of the University of Oklahoma School of Art from 1915 until his retirement in 1954. Jacobson's love of artistic depictions of the American West influenced both his position as a professor and his personal artistic pursuits. Chelsea Herrod explores the artists and landscapes that influenced Jacobson, and how he used his knowledge as a working artist to teach future generations of Western artists.
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