Ward Jackson (1928-2004) was an abstract American painter and writer. He formed a relationship with Guggenheim Museum curator Hilla Rebay during his education, which led to his extensive tenure at the institution as the archivist and director of the viewing program. Jackson also formed a strong relationship with acclaimed art critic George L.K. Morris, who founded the group American Abstract Artists, which Jackson later joined for many years. After Jackson’s pilot exhibition in 1956 at the Fleischman Gallery in New York, he continued to exhibit regularly domestically and internationally. In the 1960s, inspired by Piet Mondrian and Josef Albers, Jackson began to develop his minimal, harsh, geometric compositional style, while also using a small color palette. Jackson is credited for the creation of the art publication ART NOW in 1969, which exposed the work of contemporary artists.
