20th Century
An African-American sculptor, painter, graphic artist and art educator, Jack Jordan was Professor of Art at Southern University at New Orleans.
Jack Jordan (aka Eddie Jordan, Sr.)
1925–1999
An African-American sculptor, painter, graphic artist and art educator, Jack Jordan was Professor of Art at Southern University at New Orleans.
An African-American sculptor, painter, graphic artist and art educator, Jack Jordan was Professor of Art at Southern University at New Orleans.
Jack Jordan (aka Eddie Jordan, Sr.)
1925–1999
An African-American sculptor, painter, graphic artist and art educator, Jack Jordan was Professor of Art at Southern University at New Orleans.
He also served on the State of Louisiana Commission of Creative and Performing Arts. Jordan received a B.A. degree in 1948 from Langston University in Langston, Oklahoma; an M.A. in 1949 from Iowa State University, and an M.F.A. degree in 1953 from the University of Iowa. Many of his works are figural and address religious, mythology and social realist subjects such as Jordan’s "Madonna and Child" and "Diana and Apollo."
The Artist’s Work in Other Collections (selected)
• Oakland Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Clark Atlanta University art collection.
Exhibitions (Artist)
• Howard University (Washington D.C.)
• Smith-Mason Gallery (Washington D.C.)
• Smith-Mason Gallery (Washington D.C)
• Clark Atlanta University
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The Artist’s Work In Other Collections
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Exhibitions (Artist)
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Awards, Commissions, Public Works
Affiliations (Past And Current)
Southern University of New Orleans
Notable
Jordan created murals for several black churches in the South.
Artist Objects
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