Ku sii qor faqradan - Sanadkii 1949-kii, Jess wuxuu iska qorey California School of the Arts (oo hadda ah San Francisco Art Institute) kadibna, markii uu qoyskiisa ka go'ay, wuxuu bilaabay in uu naftiisa ugu yeero si fudud "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, waxay fureen King Ubu Gallery, oo noqotay goob muhiim u ah farshaxanka kale, taas oo sidaas sii ahaatay markii, 1954, abwaan Jack Spicer uu dib u furay booska Six Gallery
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