About Kathy Jakobsen

Kathy Jakobsen is one of America’s premier folk artists and the author of three bestselling picture books. Widely collected, her paintings are included in a number of permanent collections, including those of the Museum of American Folk Art and the Smithsonian. Since 1990, with her three children as inspiration, she has done the oil paintings for the critically acclaimed children’s books: Johnny Appleseed by Reeve Lindburgh and the beloved Woody Guthrie song, This Land is Your Land, as well as the new and expanded My New York, New Anniversary Edition, called “dazzling” by People Magazine and “wonderful” by the mayor of New York City. All are published by Hachette Book Group. Kathy’s latest beautifully detailed book, My Washington D.C. debuted in the Fall of 2016 with numerous rave reviews. Kathy describes her art as “food for the Spirit…I want to create an uplifting, WOW! feeling in the viewer.” Her work has extraordinary visual appeal. The museum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century American Folk Art and Artists states: “Kathy Jakobsen is regarded as one of the best landscape folk painters of the century.” She has done many private commissions for individuals and numerous public commissions including the “Easter at the White House” collection, Family Circle Magazine’s “Tree of Life”, “Absolut Jakobsen,” and the “New York City Subway Centennial” for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, displayed in subways throughout the city. Read their story