{"product_id":"1980-jack-meanwell-floral-watercolor","title":"1980 Jack Meanwell Floral Watercolor","description":"\u003cp\u003e(30.0 Inches Wide x 22.0 Inches Height) Some Toning \u0026amp; Rippling throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: aktiv-grotesk, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.2px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003eJack Meanwell (American\/Canadian) (1919–2005)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \"During\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"World War II\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe joined the Essex Scottish Infantry, but soon decided to join the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Royal Canadian Air Force\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eRoyal Canadian Air Force\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, where for four years he taught\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Radar\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radar\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eradar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etechniques to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Aircrews\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aircrews\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eaircrews\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In 1942, he married Marjory Wallingford of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Fort Mitchell, Kentucky\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fort_Mitchell,_Kentucky\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eFt. Mitchell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Kentucky\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kentucky\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eKentucky\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. They had met during a vacation that she took to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"McGregor Bay\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McGregor_Bay\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eMcGregor Bay\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Ontario, Canada, where Meanwell was living. He worked on the McGregory Bay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Mail boat\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mail_boat\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003email boat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor his aunt who ran the post office and local store. In 1945 Meanwell began working on advertising art for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Chrysler\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chrysler\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eChrysler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Ford Motor Company\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ford_Motor_Company\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eFord\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eat the Greenhow Art Studios in Windsor, Canada. He found the technicality of commercial art stifling so he moved his family to the Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky in 1947. He then took over half of the Wallingford Coffee Company, which was owned by his father-in-law. Despite this new business venture, Meanwell continued to paint and began showing his work in 1969 in Cincinnati and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"New York City\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_City\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eNew York City\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\" style=\"line-height: 1; vertical-align: super; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Meanwell#cite_note-3\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e3\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e In 1972, he sold his share of the company so that he could focus on painting. He began teaching at the Art Academy of Cincinnati in 1976, and taught there for 25 years. In 1979 he accepted a teaching position at\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Northern Kentucky University\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Kentucky_University\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eNorthern Kentucky University\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He also maintained an art studio at\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Elmwood Hall\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elmwood_Hall\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eElmwood Hall\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Ludlow, Kentucky\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ludlow,_Kentucky\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eLudlow\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Kentucky for 25 years. Most of Meanwell's summers were spent in McGregor Bay, Canada, where he found inspiration for his landscapes in the rugged wilderness. Eventually, he bought his own island in the area and returned yearly to his studio and home there. As Meanwell continued his artistic career, his works were shown at almost 100 art exhibits and galleries in the region, beginning in 1969. He also had occasional exhibits in New York City,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Chicago\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eChicago\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Toronto\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Toronto\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eToronto\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and Windsor. Meanwell exhibited at the Governors’ mansions in Ohio in 1974 and Kentucky in 1979. He was included in the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Cincinnati Art Museum\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cincinnati_Art_Museum\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eCincinnati Art Museum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s traveling exhibition, as well as its Invitational in 1981. Merida Galleries in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Louisville\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louisville\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eLouisville\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehosted Meanwell in 1977, 1979, and 1982. One of his earliest one-man shows was in 1979 at Shaw Rimmington Gallery in Toronto. In February 1981 the Gallery at\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Ohio University\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ohio_University\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eOhio University\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Landcaster, featured an exhibit of his watercolors. In 1983 he was one of fewer than 20 artists selected to show work in \"Kentucky Revisited, 1983\" in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Frankfort, Kentucky\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankfort,_Kentucky\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eFrankfort\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Closson's Gallery was Meanwell's primary representation during much of his career. Closson's opened \"25 Years with Jack Meanwell\" on February 3, 1996, in downtown Cincinnati. This exhibit was presented at Closson's Kenwood location on March 28, 1996. In February 2001 Meanwell retired from the Art Academy of Cincinnati and was presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degree. The same year, the Mary Ran Gallery presented a major exhibit of forty of his strongest paintings at The\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Miami University\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miami_University\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eMiami University\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt Museum in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Oxford, Ohio\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oxford,_Ohio\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eOxford\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Ohio. The Ran Gallery presented another solo show of Meanwell's work In 2004, which was his last exhibit during his lifetime. The subjects of his work were the female figure, landscapes, and florals that were so representative of his abstract expressionist work during the last 25 years of his life. He died on June 7, 2005, in Cincinnati. His work has been acquired by several collections including the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Cincinnati Art Museum\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cincinnati_Art_Museum\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eCincinnati Art Museum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Cincinnati Bell\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cincinnati_Bell\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eCincinnati Bell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, American Financial, Western and Southern Life,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Marietta College\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marietta_College\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eMarietta College\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"University of Windsor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_Windsor\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eUniversity of Windsor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: aktiv-grotesk, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.2px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: aktiv-grotesk, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.2px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003e(22.5\" W x 30.25\" H ) - Unframed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zule Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47192798658772,"sku":null,"price":2600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0792\/5481\/4932\/files\/3e32ba9f-img_5247.png?v=1761944326","url":"https:\/\/zuleantiques.com\/products\/1980-jack-meanwell-floral-watercolor","provider":"Zule Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}