Ku dhammee weedhan soo socota: Sanadkii 1949, Jess wuxuu iska qoray Dugsiga Farshaxanka ee California (hadda San Francisco Art Institute) kadibna, markuu qoyskiisa ka soocay, wuxuu bilaabay inuu nafsaddiisa ugu yeero "Jess". Dabayaaqadii 1940-yadii, Jess waxay la kulantay Robert Duncan iyo sawir-qaade Lyn Brockway, waxayna ku hawlanayd bandhigyo badan, ururinta gabayada, iyo dadaallada hal-abuurka ah ee ku saabsan wareegtadooda. Wuxuu la kulmay Robert Duncan sanadkii 1951 wuxuuna bilaabay xiriir la leh abwaanka oo soconayay illaa dhimashadii Duncan sanadkii 1988. Sanadkii 1952, San Francisco, Jess, oo ay weheliyaan Duncan iyo farshaxanistaha Harry Jacobus, ayaa furay King Ubu Gallery, oo noqday goob muhiim u ah farshaxanka kale, taas oo sidaas sii ahaatay markii, 1954, abwaan Jack Spicer uu dib u furay booska sida
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