May Howard Jackson | |
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| Born | May Howard 7 September 1877 Philadelphia, PA |
| Died | 12 July 1931 (aged 53) New York, NY |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work | Portrait Bust of Paul Lawrence Dunbar (1919)
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| Spouse | William Sherman Jackson |
| Awards | Harmon Foundation, 1928 |
May Howard Jackson (September 7, 1877 – July 12, 1931) was an African American sculptor and artist. Active in the New Negro Movement and prominent in Washington, D.C.'s African American intellectual circle in the period 1910–30, she was known as "one of the first black sculptors to...deliberately use America's racial problems" as the theme of her art.[1] Her dignified portrayals of "mulatto" individuals as well as her own struggles with her multiracial identity continue to call for the interpretation and assessment of her work.
- ^ Bontemps, Arna Alexander; Fonvielle-Bontemps, Jacqueline. "African American Women Artists: An Historical Perspective". Sage: A Scholarly Journal on Black Women. IV (1 (Spring 1987)): 17–24.