Harlan Christopher Jackson, American, 1918 to 1993, abstract oil on paper painting signed by the artist lower right. Matted. Harlan Jackson was born in Cleburne, Texas, in 1918. After serving in the Navy, he briefly joined the Harlem Globetrotters as a part of their backup team. Upon receiving a G.I. Bill, he enrolled at the California School of Fine Art where he studied with Abstract Expressionist Clifford Styll. At this time the only recognized African American artist on the West Coast was Sargent Johnson. Jackson was quickly accepted and represented in shows sponsored by the San Francisco Art Association at the city art museum in 1946, 1948, and 1951. Jackson received a Rosenberg Traveling Fellowship in 1948 which enabled him to live and work in Haiti. During this period his works were notable for their deconstruction and reconstruction of Haitian masks and motifs using cubist elements. One of a kind artwork. Modernist Abstract Fine Art For Collectors, Wall Decor And Collectibles.