Smyrl, Jak (Oscar Jackson), 1923-2007
Person
Dates
- Existence: 19230505 - 20070807
Gender
- Males
Occupations
Places
- Camden (S.C.) (Place of Birth)
- Camden (S.C.) (Place of Death)
Topics
Languages Used
- Language: English. Script: Latin
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Jak Smyrl Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCL-MS-14uuuu
Scope and Contents
Thirty cartons plus forty-seven oversized, 3” deep flat file boxes, 1923-2014, of correspondence, personal papers, photographs, and artwork, reveal the life and work of this South Carolina artist who spent his entire working career (1949-1987) as the illustrator for The
State newspaper. The single largest unit of materials in the collection consists of Smyrl’s artwork, most of it primarily created daily for the newspaper. Covering everything from local to global news, this
artwork especially...
Dates:
1923 - 2014
Found in:
South Caroliniana Library
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Jak Smyrl Papers