Free Library, Logan Circle [Philadelphia]

• Artist: Joseph Jackson
• Medium: Lithograph- By Joseph Jackson
• Publish Details: Ca. 1930, signed in pencil by artist
• Measurements: 12 3/4 x 19 in. (sheet), 16 x 20 in. (mat)
• Conditions: Excellent Condition

Discover the remarkable work of Joseph Jackson, a native Philadelphia architect, lithographer, and distinguished scholar whose 1927–28 suite of Philadelphia views captures a pivotal moment in American urban history.

A graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Spring Garden Institute, Jackson was a respected member of the American Institute of Architects, the American Historical Association, and the City Historical Society of Philadelphia. His authority as both artist and historian is reflected in his numerous publications,  including Lithography in Philadelphia, Early Philadelphia Architects and Engineers, Market Street, Philadelphia, and Pennsylvania Architecture (editor).

His works are held in the permanent collections of The Free Library of Philadelphia and The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

The 1927–28 Philadelphia Suite: In 1927–28, Jackson produced a masterful series of lithographs depicting Philadelphia at a crossroads. Exhibited in The Print Club of Philadelphia's "First Exhibition of Contemporary American Lithography" (February 1929), these prints offer a striking visual dialogue between the city's intimate European-scale streetscapes and the bold, rising architecture of the modern century.

Why Collect Joseph Jackson:

• Impeccable scholarly and institutional provenance
• Documented exhibition history at a landmark 1929 printmaking exhibition
• Architectural precision trained at PAFA and Spring Garden Institute
• A vivid record of Philadelphia's transformation in the early 20th century
• Works held in respected public and historical collections