George Jo Mess, an Indiana printmaker, painter and teacher, worked in Chicago as a commercial artist in the late 1930s.  He studied at the Modern School of Design in Chicago and exhibited at the Chicago Art Institute.  He was also a member of the artist colony in Brown County, Indiana.

George Jo Mess (1898-1962)

Snowbound

Aquatint 10 5/8 x 8 3/4 inches (plate); signed l.r.

Edition: 38/50

 

$250