Mildred’s work is defined by its 20th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
"The Settling of the West" Quilt
Designed and executed by Mildred Jacobs Chappell (American, active early 20th century)
The Wedding
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917–2000
Portions of a Field Armor
Jacob Halder (English, 1558–1608) Royal Workshops of Greenwich, England
The Music Lesson
Jacob Ochtervelt (Dutch, 1634-1682)
Confrontation at the Bridge
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000
The Builders
The Temptation of the Magdalene
Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593-1678)
Free Clinic
Landscape with the Ruins of the Castle of Egmond
Jacob van Ruisdael (Dutch, 1628/29-1682)
Virginia Interior
Three Oriental Figures (Jacob and Laban?)
Rembrandt van Rijn Dutch, 1606-1669
Harlem Street Scene
Nude Old Man Seated, Leaning on His Forearm, Facing Left
Jacob Jordaens Flemish, 1593-1678
Pendant and Chain
Mildred Watkins (American, 1883–1968) Cleveland
Graduation
Snuff Box
Jacob Frisard Austrian, 1753-1812 T. F. Heil Austrian, Unknown
Side by Side
Jacob Epstein English, 1880-1959
The Adoration of the Christ Child
Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen (Netherlandish, c. 1470/75–by 1533) Workshop of Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen (Netherlandish, c. 1470/75–by 1533)
Four Servants, part of Telemachus Leading Theoclymenus to Penelope from The Story of Odysseus
After a design by Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678) Woven at the workshop of Jan van Leefdael (1603–1668) Brussels
Letter Knife