Yeats, Jack B. (Jack Butler), 1871-1957
Dates
- Existence: 1871-08-29 - 1957-03-28
Biographical Note
Jack B. Yeats was born in 1871, in London. As a young man he moved to London and attended a number of art schools while also doing illustration work to support his family. His works frequently featured common Irish people, figures of legend, and unusual characters. He also contributed art to Cuala Industries, which was run by his sisters. He experienced some difficulty in his career around 1915 when he began to experiment with color and work in oils, but later he became known for his use of color and was prolific, producing more than a thousand oil paintings in his lifetime. He died in 1957.
Found in 154 Collections and/or Records:
Cigarette cards, late 1920s
Tiny illustrated cards of "Irish Place Names" issued in two series of twenty-five cards by the John Player and Sons branch of the Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain and Ireland.
Collection is open for research.
Boston College collection of Constance de Markievicz
The collection primarily consists of correspondence of Irish politician, revolutionary, nationalist, and suffragist Constance de Markiewicz. Also includes posthumous materials documenting the 150th anniversary of Markievicz's birth and more, including biographies, newspaper clippings, exhibit ephemera, a real estate catalog, and photographs.
Collection is open for research.
Cyril M. E. Franklin ("Fear not I am thy shield and exceeding great reward"), between 1908-1968
Bookplates, most produced by Cuala Press, but at least one from Dun Emer Press. They are uncolored unless otherwise noted. Names are presented in the form they are written on the bookplates.
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
Drawing, "Barrow Racing," ink, approximately 1900
This drawing was created for a publication Pastimes of Londoners but was never published. This is one of some twenty-eight drawings that illustrate the pastimes in the late-Victorian era.
Collection is open for research.
Drawing, horse rider in a landscape, ink, undated
Includes correspondence, original drawings, published illustrations and reproductions of paintings, and ephemera related to exhibits of Jack B. Yeats's artwork. Note that prints designed by Jack B. Yeats but printed by Cuala Press can be found in Yeats family presses series.
Collection is open for research.
Drawing, house or building, pencil, undated
Verso contains what looks like a map of which direction to leave the house to reach Sligo.
Collection is open for research.
Drawing, "JM Synge 1905," pencil and watercolor, 1905
Signed by Jack B.
Collection is open for research.
Drawing, "The Dead Man's Point, Rosses Point, Sligo, long ago," in ink, undated
Signed by Jack B.
Collection is open for research.
Drawing, "The Orange Men Marching," ink, undated
Includes correspondence, original drawings, published illustrations and reproductions of paintings, and ephemera related to exhibits of Jack B. Yeats's artwork. Note that prints designed by Jack B. Yeats but printed by Cuala Press can be found in Yeats family presses series.
Collection is open for research.
"Easter" ("Fling wide thy darkened windows…"), between 1908-1968
Mitchell, Susan L. (Poet).
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
"Easter" ("Long silent heavens, your starbells…"), between 1908-1968
Mitchell, Susan L. (Poet). 2 cards.
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
"Easter" ("The Gaelic story tells…), between 1908-1968
Mitchell, Susan L. (Poet). 2 cards.
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
Elizabeth Wyndham (Petworth), between 1908-1968
Bookplates, most produced by Cuala Press, but at least one from Dun Emer Press. They are uncolored unless otherwise noted. Names are presented in the form they are written on the bookplates.
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
E.R. McC. Dix ("Ex Libris"), between 1908-1968
2 copies. Probably for Ernest Reginald McClintock Dix.
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
"Frankincense and Myrrh" by Susan L. Mitchell, 1912
1 copy. "Molly G." written on the title page. 300 copies were privately printed for Susan Mitchell.
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
Invitation card for "Pictures of Life in the West of Ireland" at Engineers Hall, from Jack B. Yeats to Mr. & Mrs. Harry Clark, 1924
Includes vendor description of the item and a biographic note for Harry Clark.
Collection is open for research.
Invitation card for "Pictures of Life in the West of Ireland" at Mill's Hall, from Jack B. Yeats to Mr. & Mrs. Dermot O'Brien, 1924
Includes correspondence, original drawings, published illustrations and reproductions of paintings, and ephemera related to exhibits of Jack B. Yeats's artwork. Note that prints designed by Jack B. Yeats but printed by Cuala Press can be found in Yeats family presses series.
Collection is open for research.
Jack B. Yeats, approximately 1880-1963
Includes correspondence, original drawings, published illustrations and reproductions of paintings, and ephemera related to exhibits of Jack B. Yeats's artwork. Note that prints designed by Jack B. Yeats but printed by Cuala Press can be found in Yeats family presses series.
Collection is open for research.
Jack B. Yeats papers, 1901 - 1947
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
John Quinn, between 1908-1968
2 copies.
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
Landscape with a girl and a magic mirror, between 1908-1968
2 cards.
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
Lennox Robinson, between 1908-1968
Bookplates, most produced by Cuala Press, but at least one from Dun Emer Press. They are uncolored unless otherwise noted. Names are presented in the form they are written on the bookplates.
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
Letter from Oliver Gogarty (probably Oliver St. John Gogarty) to "My Dear Yeats", 1915 May 16
Includes correspondence, original drawings, published illustrations and reproductions of paintings, and ephemera related to exhibits of Jack B. Yeats's artwork. Note that prints designed by Jack B. Yeats but printed by Cuala Press can be found in Yeats family presses series.
Collection is open for research.
Letter to Charles Buchanan, with figure sketches, undated
Includes correspondence, original drawings, published illustrations and reproductions of paintings, and ephemera related to exhibits of Jack B. Yeats's artwork. Note that prints designed by Jack B. Yeats but printed by Cuala Press can be found in Yeats family presses series.
Collection is open for research.
Letter to Dorothy Paget, 1951 September 20
Includes correspondence, original drawings, published illustrations and reproductions of paintings, and ephemera related to exhibits of Jack B. Yeats's artwork. Note that prints designed by Jack B. Yeats but printed by Cuala Press can be found in Yeats family presses series.
Collection is open for research.