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Reva Jackman

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Reva Jackman
Born(1886-01-16)January 16, 1886
DiedNovember 1985[1]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPainter
Years activeArt Institute of Chicago

Reva Jackman (January 16, 1886 – November 1985) was an American painter, muralist, printmaker, designer and illustrator born in Wichita, Kansas. She studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with Wellington J. Reynolds and in Paris with André Lhote and Frank Armington [2][3]

She was an artist with the Federal Art Project and painted post office murals; notable works include Trek of the Covered Wagon to Indiana in the post office in Attica, Indiana[4] and Pioneer Home in Bushnell in Bushnell, Illinois.[5]

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  1. ^ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014
  2. ^ McGlauflin, ed., Who's Who in American Art 1938-1939 vol.2, The American Federation of Arts, Washington D.C., 1937
  3. ^ Petteys, Chris, Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women ratites born before 1900, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985
  4. ^ H, Madison, James; Ann, Sandweiss, Lee (October 2014). Hoosiers and the American Story. Indiana Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-87195-363-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Carlisle, John C., "A Simple and Vital Design: The Story of the Indiana Post Office Murals", Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, 1995 pp. 13-14