Oliver Jackson
Bibliography
BOOKS
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Callahan, John F. In the African-American Grain. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1987. Cover: Untitled (1.6.79).
Decarlo, Tessa; Porges, Maria; McDonald, Robert. Local Color: The di Rosa Collection of Contemporary California Art. Preface by Rene di Rosa and Richard Reisman. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1999. Illus.: Untitled No. 6, 1985.
Geske, Norman A., and Janovy, Karen O. The American Painting Collection of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1989.
King-Hammond, Leslie. Masks and Mirrors: African American Art 1750–Present. New York: Abbeville Press, 1998. Ill.: Untitled No. 8, 1979.
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CATALOGUES
The Adelphia Society. A Bid for Human Rights. San Francisco: The Adelphia Society, 1988. Illus.: Untitled No. 9, 1985.
Aid & Comfort. The Artists Portfolio. San Francisco: San Francisco AIDS Foundation, 1987. Illus.: Untitled (12.10.86).
Albright, Thomas, and Butterfield, Jan. Oliver Jackson. Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1982.
Boettger, Suzaan. New Painterly Figuration in the Bay Area. Arcata, CA: Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, 1986. Illus.: Untitled (7.7.83).
Clisby, Roger D. Aspects of Abstract: Recent West Coast Painting and Sculpture. Sacramento: Crocker Art Museum, 1979.
Costello, Daniel W.; Earls-Solari, Bonnie; and Stankus, Michelene. BankAmerica Corporation Art Program 1985. San Francisco: BankAmerica Corporation, 1986.
Earls-Solari, Bonnie. Introduction to BankAmerica Corporation Art Program: Acquisitions 1984. San Francisco: Bank of America World Headquarters, 1985.
Fine, Ruth E., and Perloff, Stephen. The Print Club 62nd Annual Competition. Philadelphia: The Print Club, 1986.
Fitz Gibbon, John. "On the Beach" in Other Sources: An American Essay. San Francisco: San Francisco Art Institute, 1976. Illus.
La Galleria Sanbenigno. America, Italia, Spagna: Cristoforo Colombo 1492–1992. Genova, Italy: La Galleria Sanbenigno, 1989. Illus.
Guenther, Bruce. States of War: New European and American Paintings. Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1985. Illus.: Untitled (5.26.83), Untitled (7.18.83).
_____. The Essential Gesture. Newport Beach, CA: Newport Harbor Art Museum, 1994. Illus.: Untitled (8.85) (marble), 1985.
Hackett, Regina. Oliver Lee Jackson. Winston-Salem, NC: Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, 1980.
Harris Brown Gallery. Masters of Color: Calendar Portfolio of Black American Artists, 1987. Boston: Harris Brown Gallery, 1986. Illus.: Untitled No. 2, 1985.
Hewitt, Mary Jane. Beyond the Veil: Art of African American Artists at Century’s End. Winter Park, FL: Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 1999. Illus.: Untitled (6.8.89); Untitled Collage (8.19.97).
Hopkins, Henry. The Human Condition: SFMMA Biennial III. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1984.
Kucera, Greg; Taha, Halima; and Thomas, Barbara Earl. Civil Progress: Life in Black America. Seattle, WA: Greg Kucera Gallery, 1997.
Lewallen, Constance, et. al. Matrix Berkeley: 20 Years. Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Art Museum, 1998. Illus.: Untitled (5.20.83), 1983.
Lontra Costa, Marcus de, et al. The Exchange Show: Twelve Painters from San Francisco and Rio de Janeiro. San Francisco: Society for Art Publications of the Americas, 1994. Illus.: Untitled (6.10.93).
McClain, Malcolm A. Artists Forum. Los Angeles: California State University, 1985. Illus.: Untitled (5.26.83).
McShine, Kynaston. An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1984. Illus.: Untitled (4.78-III), Untitled (7.21.81), Untitled (7.30.81).
Neubert, George W. San Francisco Bay Area Painting. Lincoln: Nebraska Art Association, 1984. Illus.: Untitled (1.2.83).
Orr-Cahall, Christina. The Art of California: Selected Works from the Collection of the Oakland Museum. Oakland: The Oakland Museum; San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1984.
Price, Leslie. The Painter’s Craft. Arcata, CA: Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, 1997. Illus.: Untitled (7.15.90); Intaglio Drypoint I
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: The Painting and Sculpture Collection. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1985.
Sargent, Denis. The Matter at Hand: Contemporary Drawings. Milwaukee: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Art Museum, 1989. Illus.: Untitled, 1989.
Schipper, Merle. Marmo/Marble: A Contemporary Aesthetic. Los Angeles: California Museum of Science and Industry, 1989. Illus.: Untitled II, 1985.
Scios Nova, Inc. Ventriloquist. San Francisco: American Psychiatric Association, 1993. Illus.: Untitled (2.17.88-I), Untitled (8.6.90).
Selz, Peter. Peter Selz Selects: Seventeen Berkeley Artists. Berkeley: Berkeley Art Center, 1988. Illus.
University of Hawaii at Hilo. 1990 Hilo International Exhibition: Works on Paper. Hilo: University of Hawaii at Hilo, 1990.
Vetrocq, Marcia E. The Exhibition. New Orleans, LA: Arthur Roger Gallery, 1985.
Whitney Museum of American Art. 1983 Biennial Exhibition. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1983. Illus.: Untitled (7.21.81).
Wright, Beryl. The Appropriate Object. Buffalo, NY: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1989. Illus.: Untitled No. 2 (marble), 1983; Untitled No. 4 (marble), 1983; Untitled (11.30.80); Untitled (wood and gold leaf), 1986; Untitled No. 3 (marble), 1983; Untitled No. 8, 1985; Iron People No. 1, 1978; Iron People No. 2, 1978.
Yates, Sam, and Berry, Timothy. The Intimate Collaboration: Prints from Teaberry Press. Knoxville, TN: Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, University of Tennessee, 1992. Illus.: Intaglio Drypoint II, 1985.
Zakian, Michael. California Figurative Sculpture. Palm Springs, CA: Palm Springs Desert Museum, 1987. Illus.: Untitled (wood), 1985-86.
BROCHURES:
Bettelheim, Judith, and Ostheimer, Andy. The Multicultural Imagination: The Arts in a Multicultural Society. San Jose: San Jose State University, 1986.
Bischoff, David A. Contemporary California Painting: Oliver Jackson, Mary Lovelace O'Neal, Raymond Saunders. Sacramento: Robert Else Gallery, California State University, 1985. Illus.: Untitled (12.78); Untitled (11.23.80).
Burgard, Timothy Anglin. Art of the Americas: Cultural Crosscurrents. San Francisco: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1996. Illus.: Untitled No. 2 (marble), 1983.
Clisby, Roger D. Oliver Jackson. Sacramento: Crocker Art Museum, 1984.
Cohn, Terri. Oliver Jackson: Recent Works on Paper. Santa Clara: De Saisset Museum, 1987. Illus.: Untitled (5.29.84-III).
Gordon, Allan M. Works of Art on Paper by Black Artists. Sacramento: Crocker Art Museum, 1986. Illus.: Untitled (6.14.84).
_____. Oliver Jackson: Works on Paper. Sacramento: Crocker Art Museum, 1993.
Guenther, Bruce. New California Art: Oliver Jackson. Newport Beach: Newport Harbor Art Museum, 1993. Illus.: Untitled (6.10.93); Untitled (11.30.92, 12.7.92, 1.1.93); Untitled (6.25.89); Untitled (8.10.92).
Johnson, Robert Flynn. Prints: New Points of View. San Francisco: Western Association of Art Museums, 1978.
Memorial Union Gallery. Mosaic: A Multi-Cultural Art Exhibit. Davis: University of California, Memorial Union Gallery, 1980.
Millard, Elizabeth Wright. Oliver Jackson. St. Louis: The Saint Louis Art Museum, 1990. Illus.: Untitled (6.21.88); Untitled (2.17.88-I).
Neubert, George W. Fresh Paint: Fifteen California Painters. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1982. Illus.: Untitled (7.21.81).
Nixon, Bruce. Oliver Jackson: The Incised Line. San Francisco, CA: Artists Forum, 1996
Orr-Cahall, Christina. From the Sunny Side: Six East Bay Artists. Oakland, CA: The Oakland Museum, 1982. Illus.: Untitled No. 11, 1979.
Penkowsky, Stephen, and Gannett, George. Chairs. San Francisco: Community Arts, 1986.
Pincus, Robert. "Some Observations on the Art of Oliver Jackson" in Oliver Jackson. San Francisco: Iannetti-Lanzone Gallery, 1988. Illus.: Untitled (7.29.86); Untitled, 1977; Untitled No. 10, 1979; Untitled (5.20.83); Untitled No. 8, 1985; Untitled (7.20.87); Untitled No. 1 (marble), 1983; Untitled No. 4 (marble), 1983; Untitled (wood), 1986.
_____. "Oliver Jackson's Machines for the Spirit” in Oliver Jackson. San Francisco: Bomani Gallery, 1992. Illus.: Untitled (2.92); Wood People No. 3, 1986; Untitled, 1990; Untitled (3.13.90).
Rivera, George. Oliver Jackson: Essence of the Spirit; Beyond the Surface. Santa Clara, CA: Triton Museum of Art, 1993. Illus.: Untitled (9.24.92); Untitled Triptych (5.23.89), (6.8.89) and(5.29.89); Untitled (6.10.93).
San Jose Museum of Art. Twelve Bay Area Painters: The Eureka Fellowship Winners. San Jose: San Jose Museum of Art, 1993.
Seders, Francine. Selected Works in Celebration of Black History Month. Seattle: Francine Seders Gallery, 1987. Illus.: Untitled (6.14.83).
Slaughter, Adele. “Oliver’s World” in Oliver Jackson: Recent Paintings, Sculpture and Work on Paper. Fresno, CA: Fresno Art Museum, 2000. Illus.: Untitled (6.27.98)-I
Teaberry Press. Three Intaglio Drypoints by Oliver Jackson. San Francisco: Teaberry Press, 1985. Illus.: Intaglio Drypoint I, 1985; Intaglio Drypoint II, 1985; Intaglio Drypoint III, 1985.
ARTICLES
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_____. "Don't Just Sit There: 'Chairs' Show for People on the Fly." San Francisco Progress, Sept. 10, 1986.
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_____. "De Saisset Names New Chief." San Jose Mercury News, April 14, 1987, p. 3F. Illus.: Untitled (5.27.84-IV).
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_____. "P. A. Show Follows Sculptural Tradition." San Jose Mercury News, March 18, 1988, p. 17E.
_____. "Appropriate Assembly: Museum Showcases 7 Black Artists." San Jose Mercury News, Aug. 25, 1989, pp. 1D, 14D. Illus.: Untitled No. 7.
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_____. “Exhibit Marries Music and Visual Art.” Harvard University Gazette, Sept. 19, 2002, p. 27.
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_____. "Paintings' Tough Edge Grabs Attention." Everett Herald (WA), April 18, 1985.
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_____. "Space Becomes Active Force Under Oliver Jackson's Hand." Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Sept. 18, 1982, p. D4.
_____. "30 Years of American Sculpture." Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Nov. 15, 1984, pp. C1, C9. Illus.: Untitled No. 2 (marble), 1983.
_____. "Neo-Expressionists Make Strong Showing." Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 18, 1985, pp. C3, C5. Illus.: Untitled (5.26.83).
_____. "Is Warhol as Dumb as He Seems, or Is the Joke on Us?" Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Aug. 11, 1986.
_____. “‘Civil Progress’ Marches Triumphantly through 60 Years of Black History.” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Feb. 7, 1997, “What’s Happening,” p. 20.
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_____. "SAM's 'Africa in America' exhibit explodes stereotypes." Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Jan. 7, 2005.
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_____. "Harris Brown Show Is Diverse And Dynamic." South End News (Boston), Oct. 3, l985.
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_____. "Gallery Enjoys a Very Good Year." San Diego Union Tribune, July 30, 1992, p. 38. Illus.: Untitled (3.11.87).
_____. "Oliver Jackson's Fierce Passion for Painting." San Diego Union Tribune, Jan. 16, 1994, pp. E1, E3. Illus.: Untitled (8.10.92); Untitled No. 2, 1989.
_____. “Versatile Virtuoso.” San Diego Union Tribune, March 27, 1997, “Night & Day,” p. 51. Illus.: Untitled (8.22.89-I)
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_____. "Painters Show and Tell." Palo Alto Weekly (CA), March 11, 1987, p. 29. Illus.:
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_____. "A Sampling of Sculpture." Palo Alto Weekly (CA), March 2, 1988, p. 32.
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_____. "Gestural Giant." San Jose Metro, Oct. 28, 1993. Illus.: Untitled Triptych (5.23.89), (6.8.89) and (5.29.89), 1989.
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_____. "'Human Condition' Reflected in Area Art Shows." Oakland Tribune, July 17, 1984, p. C6.
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