Reva Jackman Explained

Reva Jackman
Birth Date:	16 January 1886
Birth Place:	Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Death Date:	November 1985^[1]
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Painter
Years Active:	Art 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]

Notes and References

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. Book: H. Madison, James. Hoosiers and the American Story. Ann. Sandweiss, Lee. October 2014. Indiana Historical Society. 978-0-87195-363-6. en.
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