J. B. Jackson Pictorial Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-633
Scope and Content
The collection contains photographs compiled by author, educator, and landscape specialist John Brinckerhoff (J. B.) Jackson. Photographs includes those taken by Jackson himself as well as those produced by other photographers at Jackson's request.
Photomechanical prints document various landscapes, architectural constructions, and socio-econonmic conditions in Europe and North America. See manuscripts collection (John Brinkeroff Jackson Papers, 1808 - 1996) for more information. The addition to the collection made in 2004 is found in boxes 6 - 7 and the oversize folder. The addition demonstrates the depth and variety of J. B. Jackson's interest within the field of landscape, including vernacular, architectural, political, natural, European and American landscapes. The addition is an eclectic mix of sketches, paintings, photographs, pictures, magazines and slides that have been organized thematically by the following subjects: landscapes and aerial sketches; buildings; farming and gardening; animals; transportation; art; sketches and chalk drawings; photographs; slides; and an oversized folder including paintings and comic strips. The slides are a series from "La Documentation Francaise" by the Institut Pedagogique National.
Photomechanical prints document various landscapes, architectural constructions, and socio-econonmic conditions in Europe and North America. See manuscripts collection (John Brinkeroff Jackson Papers, 1808 - 1996) for more information. The addition to the collection made in 2004 is found in boxes 6 - 7 and the oversize folder. The addition demonstrates the depth and variety of J. B. Jackson's interest within the field of landscape, including vernacular, architectural, political, natural, European and American landscapes. The addition is an eclectic mix of sketches, paintings, photographs, pictures, magazines and slides that have been organized thematically by the following subjects: landscapes and aerial sketches; buildings; farming and gardening; animals; transportation; art; sketches and chalk drawings; photographs; slides; and an oversized folder including paintings and comic strips. The slides are a series from "La Documentation Francaise" by the Institut Pedagogique National.
Dates
- 1940-1990
Creator
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
J. B. Jackson left his estate to UNM. UNM owns copyright over photographs taken by Jackson.
Duplication of print and photographic material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for copyright compliance. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.
Duplication of print and photographic material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for copyright compliance. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.
Biography
J. B. (John Brinckerhoff) Jackson, author, editor, and educator, was born to American parents on September 25, 1909, in Dinard, France. He was educated at private schools in France, Switzerland, and the United States. In 1932, he received a B.A. in History and Literature from Harvard. He studied architecture at MIT for one year before departing to work as a reporter, and then to travel by motorcycle across the country. Eventually, he settled in northeastern New Mexico, where he had previously spent time visiting his uncle, Wall Street lawyer Percy Jackson. During WWII, Jackson served as a field intelligence officer, an experience that may have been the catalyst for his lifelong interest in the landscape.
Credited with founding the field of landscape studies, Jackson elevated vernacular architecture and landscapes to a level of study once reserved for architect-designed buildings. Shortly after returning to New Mexico, he founded, published, and edited Landscape, a magazine that covered topics relating to cultural landscape. Jackson published Landscape from 1951-1968, when he turned the operation over to Blair Boyd, who continued it into the mid 1990s. La Cienega, New Mexico was Jackson's home base from 1965 until his death in August of 1996. From there he travelled seasonally to teach classes. He taught at UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design and Department of Geography, and also at Harvard (starting in 1969), both as a lecturer in the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies and in the Department of Landscape Architecture. His books include Landscapes (Amherst: Univ. of Massachusetts Press, 1970), American Space: The Centennial Year (New York: Norton, 1972), Discovering the Vernacular Landscape (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1984), and A Sense of Place, A Sense of Time (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995).
Credited with founding the field of landscape studies, Jackson elevated vernacular architecture and landscapes to a level of study once reserved for architect-designed buildings. Shortly after returning to New Mexico, he founded, published, and edited Landscape, a magazine that covered topics relating to cultural landscape. Jackson published Landscape from 1951-1968, when he turned the operation over to Blair Boyd, who continued it into the mid 1990s. La Cienega, New Mexico was Jackson's home base from 1965 until his death in August of 1996. From there he travelled seasonally to teach classes. He taught at UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design and Department of Geography, and also at Harvard (starting in 1969), both as a lecturer in the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies and in the Department of Landscape Architecture. His books include Landscapes (Amherst: Univ. of Massachusetts Press, 1970), American Space: The Centennial Year (New York: Norton, 1972), Discovering the Vernacular Landscape (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1984), and A Sense of Place, A Sense of Time (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995).
Extent
3 Cubic Feet (7 boxes, 1 folder) : Uncounted photographic material and works on paper
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains photographs compiled by author, educator, and landscape specialist John Brinckerhoff (J. B.) Jackson. Photographs includes those taken by Jackson himself as well as those produced by other photographers at Jackson's request. Contains photographic prints, 58 photomechanical prints, 15 sketches, 14 chalk drawings, 2 paintings, 3 contact sheets, 1 large folder.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject matter. Commissioned works arranged by photographer's number.
Physical Location
B2. Shelved by Pictorial Number. Oversize box shelved in Big Box location. Posters filed in Oversize drawers.
Images available online
Selections of the J. B. Jackson Pictorial Collection are available online via the New Mexico Digital Collections.
Separated Material
Pictorial material separated from John Brinckerhoff Jackson Papers.
Creator
- Title
- Finding Aid of the J. B. Jackson Pictorial Collection, 1940-1990
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Pictorial Collections Staff
- Date
- © 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu