Background
Jakstas, Alfred John was born on October 30, 1916 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Walter John and Julia (Barkevich) Jakstas.
Jakstas, Alfred John was born on October 30, 1916 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Walter John and Julia (Barkevich) Jakstas.
AB, Harvard University, 1938.
Teaching fellow, Harvard University, 1943-1944; conservator, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1943-1961; conservator paintings, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1961-1981; lecturer, consultant, since 1981. Cons. conservation Currier Gallery Art, Museum Art, Rhode Island School Design, Wadsworth Atheneum, Springfield Museum Fine Arts, Notre Dame Gallery, various colleges.
Fellow International Institute Conservation Museum Objects.
Married Valerie Jevaraus, October 11, 1942. Children: Janet, Julianne.