Joan Jacobson 1933

Joan Jacobson and her neighbor circa 1940. This would become an image she used repeatedly in her work.

Joan Jacobson’s and Stanley Elkin’s wedding - February 1, 1953.

Joan judging dives and canon balls in the backyard at 225 Westgate in St. Louis.

Joan with Molly and Bernie in 1970 in the park across the street from the family home. The trees and Parkview homes appear in many paintings.

Stanley and Joan in the dining room sitting in the same chair for some reason. Her painting, made from a photograph of her brother Marshall’s Bar Mitzvah, hangs in the background.

Joan and Stanley at the National Book Awards in 1991. He didn’t win.

Joan doing her daily handstand after her run.

Joan playing soccer with granddaughter Sydney in Washington D.C. circa 2004.

Joan and Molly getting down at a wedding in 2017. Joan is 85 years old in this video.