Vintage American School Philadelphia Artist Martin Jackson Modernist Oil Painting SIgned

American School Philadelphia Artist Martin Jackson Modernist Oil Painting Signed, O/P, "Edge of Town",exhibition label verso, hand carved frame, 9 x 12", 17 1/2 x 20 1/2" framed.
MARTIN JACKSONPhiladelphia Artist 1919-19862112 Chancellor Street, Philadelphia PA 19103Most Noted For:Nightscapes, Urban Landscapes and Allegorical Studies.Mediums included Oil, Lithography, Printmaking, Watercolor and Pen and InkBorn January 1, 1920 in Philadelphia PA, Died 1986Graduate of South Philadelphia High School for Boys and Temple University.BS in Education, BFA and Masters Degrees in Fine ArtsStudied with Maxime B. Gottlieb and Franklin WatkinsOn Faculty of Philadelphia Museum of Art, Fleisher Art Memorial and Allens Lane Art CenterAfter returning from military service (U.S. Army Special Recon.), work was included in many National exhibitions in the U.S. including the following Annuals:Pennsylvania Academy of Fine ArtsBrooklyn MuseumMetropolitan MuseumRochester Art MemorialColumbia Art MuseumNational Academy of DesignWhitney MuseumAwarded:Distinguished Alumni Award Temple UniversityHallgarten Prize National Academy of Design, NY1st Prize, the Butler Art Institute, Youngstown OHTruman Prize, The National Academy of Design, NYGuggenheim Fellowship in Painting and Printmaking2nd Guggenheim Fellowship in Painting and PrintmakingTiffany Fellowship for Painting2nd Tiffany Fellowship for PaintingConnecticut Academy PrizeRochester Art Memorial PrizeBrooklyn Museum Print PrizePrint Prize, The Library of Congress, Washington DCNew Britain Museum Purchase Prize, CT1st Prize, Cheltenham Art Center, Philadelphia PA1st Prize, Temple University Alumni Show, Philadelphia PAPhiladelphia Print Club Prize, Philadelphia PAFellowship in Painting from Pepsi Cola Company, New York NYWichita Art Association Prize, Wichita KSWORK Included in 42 Museums throughout the U.S., including the following Permanent Collections:Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia PALibrary of Congress, Washington DCFederal Court Buildings, Washington DCButler Art Institute, Youngstown, OHAkron Art Museum, Akron OHMeade Memorial Museum, MABrooklyn Museum, Brooklyn NYMuseum of Modern Art, New York, NYFleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PANew Britain Art Museum, New Britain, CTRochester Art Memorial, Rochester, NYClearwater Museum, Clearwater FLPrinceton University, Princeton NJColumbia Museum, Columbia SCPhiladelphia Print Club, Philadelphia PATemple University, Philadelphia, PACorcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DCAtwater Kent Museum, Philadelphia PAPhiladelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

17.5 x 20.5 x 1 in