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Joe JonesJones was born, 1909, in a poor neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri. His father earned money as a house painter to support the family.
Although, Jones, worked with Thomas Hart Benton, he was basically self-taught as an artist. His exhibition in New York, 1935,
received recognition by the poet, Archibald MacLeish. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1937, and shortly afterwards,
declared his membership in the Communist Party. During the Depression, Jones, made strong social comments in his lithographs
and paintings, but also brought an original and sensitive feeling in the depiction of his subject matter.
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Joe Jones
American (1909-1963)
Wastelands
10 x 11-3/4 in.
Lithograph, 1937, supposedly an edition of 200, but probably much less after announcing
he had joined the Communist Party. Done while receiving a Guggenheim fellowship in 1937. Signed and dated on the stone, lower left corner.
Printed on wove paper with watermark, France. Published by the American Artists Group. Not signed in pencil as usual.
Selected for Fine Prints of the Year, 1938, pl.77.
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Joe Jones
American (1909-1963)
Missouri Wheat Farmers
10 x 8 in.
Lithograph,1938, edition about 200. Signed in pencil. Printed on wove paper with a watermark, Rives. Full margins. In good condition aside from a missing corner of paper and tear in the top left margin, well outside the image area. Illustrated in A Treasury of American Prints, Thomas Craven, 1939, pl.59, Graphic Excursions, 1900-1950, Reba and Dave Williams, 1991, pl.48. and Art for Every Home-Associated American Artists, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, p.226, fig.16.2.
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