Artist

Samuel Jones

Samuel Jones is an American Folk Art artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Art Institute of Chicago.

Samuel Jones was the guy who showed up at fires just to paint the chaos. He made his name with a single, frenzied panel of Chestnut Street burning in 1819, mahogany panel, tiny brush, big smoke. Why he’s in Gallery Tiles: tap Conflagration of the Masonic Hall and watch a city melt in real time, no heroic poses, just glowing embers and panicked neighbors.

Works by Samuel Jones

Collections represented

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