Wadsworth Jarrell

Wadsworth Aikens Jarrell is an American painter, sculptor and printmaker. He was born in Albany, Georgia, and moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he attended the Art Institute of Chicago. After graduation, he became heavily involved in the local art scene and through his early work he explored the working life of African Americans in Chicago and found influence in the sights and sounds of jazz music. In the late 1960s, he opened WJ Studio and Gallery, where he, along with his wife, Jae, hosted regional artists and musicians.