Mercedes Jamison
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| Born | 1933 Queens, New York |
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| Patron(s) | Victor Musgrave |
Mercedes Jamison (1933–1997) was an
Queens, New York known especially for the paintings of fragmented faces and landscapes she created while affiliated with HAI (Hospital Audiences Inc.).[1][2]
Life and work
Mercedes Jamison was a
Collections and exhibitions
Mercedes Jamison's work was collected by
IMMA.[6]
Jamison's work was featured in the 2019 White Columns exhibit HEALING ARTS! - work from the archives of Healing Arts Initiative / H.A.I..[7] She was shown in the 2008 exhibit An Outsider Retrospective at The Gallery at HAI.[8]
Recognition
Mercedes Jamison is one of the six artists spotlighted in the 1995 film Not Like in the Movies: A Portrait of Six Mentally Ill Artists at Work, along with: Irene Phillips, Rocco Fama, Lady Shalimar Montague and Ray Hamilton.[3]
References
- ^ ISBN 9781476623047. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Biography: Mercedes Jamison". The Whitworth. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-874756-18-7. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Kinley, Monika (2005). Monika's Story: A Personal History of the Musgrave Kinley Outsider Collection. Musgrave Kinley Outsider Trust. p. 170.
- ^ "The Scarecrow from Oz Mercedes Jamison (1933-1997)". The Whitworth. University of Manchester. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Musgrave Kinley Outsider Art Collection". Contemporary Art Society. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "HEALING ARTS! - work from the archives of Healing Arts Initiative / H.A.I.". White Columns. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "An Outsider Retrospective". Folk Art (Fall): 74. 2008.