Art in Alternative Spaces
Featured Artist
Howard A. Jacobs
4/6/1925 - 12/25/2024
Donations in memory of Howard A. Jacobs are being accepted through this DONATION LINK
Visioning Emily Oaks (Skokie, IL)
Oil on Canvas
24 x 30"
On permanent display at the Emily Oaks Nature Center, Skokie Park District, Skokie, IL
The Magic Show
Watercolor on Paper
18 x 24"
The Stage Show
Watercolor on Paper
18 x 24"
Glorious Past
24 x 30" Oil on Canvas
© Howard A. Jacobs
The Palace Theatre (Chicago)
Two Color Serigraph
22 x 28"
Ballooning
Oil on Canvas, 20 x 16"
Living Still Life
Oil on Canvas, 24 x 30"
Cool Sax Oil on Canvas 24 x 30"
Jazz Drummer Oil on Canvas 24 x 30"
Cracked Brass Oil on Canvas 24 x 36"
Street Musicians Acrylic on Canvas 22 x 28"
Howard A. Jacobs Geometric Jazz
Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20"
Howard A. Jacobs (2006) at the Inaugural Highland Park Art Walk
Howard Jacobs (2009)
Brush with Nature Plein Air Painting Festival
Watercolor Painting outdoors at Emily Oaks Nature Center, Skokie, IL
Howard A. Jacobs
Brush with Nature Plein Air Painting Festival 2013
Watercolor Painting outdoors at Emily Oaks Nature Center, Skokie, IL
In 2010, Howard was presented with Anatomically Correct Art's
Volunteer Appreciation Award during our Highland Park Art Walk Award Ceremony
Artist's Statement
Howard was born in 1925 in Chicago and raised in Highland Park where he lived with his wife of many years and raised his family. He was a veteran serving in World War II as a medic in the U.S. Army and attended the University of Illinois where he majored in architecture. He owned and operated Howard Displays, Inc., designers and producers of industrial exhibits and commercial interiors.
A prolific artist, Howard worked in oils, acrylics, serigraphs, watercolors, inks and pencils. He also has created sculptures with plexiglass. On commission, he created renderings of homes and personalized notes and holiday cards. His paintings hang in private homes, offices and restaurants in the United States and in Europe. His work in the fields of art and design won national awards including one from Terry National Art Museum in Miami, Florida. East on Central, a local art and poetry magazine, published several of his paintings in their poetry books and he was juried into Celebrating Diversity 2007 in Highland Park.
He exhibited his artwork in many of Anatomically Correct's exhibitions, plein air art festivals in Skokie, IL and our Highland Park Art Walks, Evanston Art Walks and Southport Art Walk in Chicago, IL, as well as our exhibitions at the Apollo Theatre in Chicago and the Paramount Arts Centre in Aurora, IL. He also displayed and sold his art in Anatomically Correct's Pop Up Art Gallery in Highland Park, IL.
Howard enjoyed including images of musicians in his artworks as he was greatly influenced by his son Jim Jacob's talent and love of music.
Howard's
son's jazz band the The Jim Jacobs Trio played during many of Anatomically Correct Art's receptions and awards celebrations.THE JIM JACOBS TRIO - Art Reception (2006) Highland Park, IL
Listen to the band at this link:
Howard's art was selected for several covers of Footlights (since closed), a performing arts magazine:
FOOTLIGHTS MAGAZINE:
Howard A. Jacobs image was selected for the June/July 2008 cover and...
Nov/Dec 2007 cover celebrating their 20th anniversary!
May Howard's Memory Be a Blessing and may his legacy live on to encourage others to follow their passions.
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