{"title":"Jackson Lee NESBITT","description":"The predominant influence of Thomas Hart Benton upon Jackson Lee Nesbitt (1913-2008), as both a mentor and friend was foundational for Nesbitt. While studying with Benton, John Demartelly, and painter Ross Braught at the Kansas City Art Institute in the 1930s, Nesbitt mastered the power of American Regionalism, with its flow and sweep that brought figures, landscape, and 20th-century industry into a \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erhythmic\u003c\/span\u003e harmony. But Nesbitt's superior skill as a draughtsman distinguished him in a language beyond Benton's idealized, bucolic range - articulating industrial symmetry among workers embedded within the engines of 20th-century production. His 1930s commission for the Sheffield Steel Corporation brought him national recognition and is a tribute to industry and its power to elevate society.","products":[{"product_id":"rod-mill-sheffield-steel-corporation","title":"Rod Mill - Sheffield Steel Corporation","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\" class=\"paragraph\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eEtching on wove paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\" class=\"paragraph\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eEdition of 60.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"eop\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\" class=\"paragraph\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003ePart of a set of prints commissioned by the \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSheffield Steel Corporation \u003c\/i\u003ein 1937.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"eop\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\" class=\"paragraph\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eSigned, numbered, and titled in pencil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"eop\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\" class=\"paragraph\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eJackson Lee Nesbitt is arguably one of the most versatile printmakers when it comes to depicting the heartland of the United States in the 20th century. His agrarian subject matters are any bit as attractive as his portraits and industrial images. With his choice of etching to depict the \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSheffield Steel Corporation\u003c\/i\u003e rather than lithography which Nesbitt used often, the artist shows his artistic intelligence. The effect of light emitted by the red-hot steel rods is uncanny. And while this composition may seem quite matter of fact, the poetic beauty of the well-organized shop floor, as well as the contrast and the grayscale are truly mesmerizing. One would almost dare say that what Martin Lewis did for rainy New York imagery, Nesbitt did any bit as well depicting metallurgy. The finesse of his line is also astounding.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"eop\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"NESBITT, Jackson Lee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370749792492,"sku":"","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/JacksonLeeNesbitt-RodMillSheffieldSteelCorporation-detail1.jpg?v=1643399361"},{"product_id":"the-spirit-of-butler","title":"The Spirit of Butler","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEtching on wove paper.\u003cbr\u003eReference: Retif \u0026amp; Salzer 19.\u003cbr\u003eStated edition 100, but likely not completed. Extremely scarce. We have not found another impression anywhere.\u003cbr\u003eSigned and annotated “True as Steel – The Butler Mfg. Company Spirit” in pencil by the artist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt was a commission by Butler Manufacturing in Kansas City. It is an ode to American manufacturing and the personification of labor, in the figure of a man in overalls, is surrounded by products made by Butler at that time, buses, grain silos, truck cargo shells, throughs, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NESBITT, Jackson Lee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44277225717996,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/JacksonLeeNesbitt-TheSpiritofButler-KansasCity-1940-detail.jpg?v=1705094195"}],"url":"https:\/\/armstrongfineart.com\/collections\/jackson-lee-nesbitt\/color_contrast+subject_transportation.oembed","provider":"Armstrong Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}