Sears, Jack
Person
Biographical History
Jack Sears was an artist. He was a contemporary and lifelong friend of Utah artists Mahonri Young and Lee Greene Richards. He founded the University of Utah's commercial art program. He was best known as an illustrator and cartoonist.
Citation:
nuc89-55325: His Club men of Rochester in caricature [MI] 1914 (hdg. on C rept.: Sears, Jack; usage: Jack Sears)Thunder Cave, 1945: t.p. (characters created and illustrated by Jack Sears)
Thunder Cave Millennium edition, 2001: Biographical note (Artist John Septimus Sears, known as "Jack," born February 20, 1875, Salt Lake City, Utah; died June 6, 1969, Salt Lake City, Utah; cartoonist for New York and other newspapers, 1896-1919; taught commerical art at the University of Utah, 1919-1993; wrote and illustrated The diary of a cat and Cat drawings)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Sears early Mormon artists photographs
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233615886]
Identifier: MSS P 646
Scope and Contents
Sears early Mormon artists photographs, circa 1900-1950s collection contains 139 photographs and 46 negatives (in oversize negative drawer) of Jack Sears and his artwork, Mahonri Young's family and artwork, and Lee Greene Richards and his artwork.
Dates:
approximately 1900-1959