Preston Jackson
The Artist As Visual Historian
As an artist, Preston Jackson specializes in bronze and steel sculpture and painting. Best known for his work with bronze castings, Jackson has also created two-dimensional pieces and large monuments. Mr. Jackson will speak on "The Artist as Visual Historian.
Preston Jackson was a professor of sculpture and the head of the figurative area at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is owner of the Raven Gallery, home to the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria.
When and where to hear this lecture: Thursday, April 14, 2011, at 10:00 A.M. at the Lakeview Museum, 1125 W. Lake Ave., Peoria, Illinois.
Other programs in the Fine Arts Society's 2010-2011 Lecture series: "Playing with Pictures: The Art of Victorian Photocollage" with
Miranda Hofelt, "The Art of John James Audubon" with
Alan Gehret, "Michelangelo: Artist and Aristocrat" with
Dr. William Wallace, "Architecture Vs. Art: The Era of the Iconic Art Museum" with Dr. Larry Shiner, "Frank Peyraud and local landscape" with
Wendy Greenhouse, "Significant Others in Art: Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner" with Janet Clanton.
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