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Game of Jacks

Master Sergeant James A. Fairfax USMC1970

National Museum of the Marine Corps

National Museum of the Marine Corps
Triangle, United States

About the artist: James A. Fairfax (MSgt, USMC) (1940 – present)
James “Jim” Fairfax enlisted in the Marine Corps on 1 October 1958, retiring in 1978. A self-taught artist, he volunteered for service in Vietnam with the Marine Corps Combat
Art Program and provided an African American artistic perspective of the war. Fairfax was later assigned to the Recruitment Advertising Section. He had a long second career at the Marine Corps History and Museums Division and retired as Chief of Exhibits from the National Museum of the Marine Corps in 2007. He currently lives in North Carolina.

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  • Title: Game of Jacks
  • Creator: Master Sergeant James A. Fairfax USMC
  • Date Created: 1970
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: National Museum of the Marine Corps
  • Medium: Acrylic on illustration board
  • Art Genre: History
National Museum of the Marine Corps

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