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:
Unidentified (person playing a lute), between 1908-1968
Hand-colored. 2 copies.
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
Unnumbered print, "The Dove", between 1908-1968
Mitchell, Susan L. (Poet). This is the same print as used in Cuala Press card no. 60 but printed on a single leaf. 2 prints.
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
Boston College collection of Yeats family papers
The Boston College collection of Yeats family papers includes artwork, correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks, and photographs by and about siblings W. B., Elizabeth Corbet, Lily, and Jack B. Yeats; their father, John Butler Yeats; the wife of W. B., Georgie Yeats; the daughter of W.B., Anne Yeats; and the son of W.B., Michael B. Yeats. It also documents the running of Cuala Press, a Yeats family business.
Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.
Yeats, Jack B., letters, 1939 April 17-1943 December 19
Two of the letters include sketches drawn by Yeats.
Collection is open for research.