Georgia Mills Jessup (March 19, 1926 – December 24, 2016) was an American painter, sculptor, ceramicist, muralist, and collage artist.
After an early display of artistic talent she was apprenticed to Herman L. Walker; two of her paintings were shown at the 1939 World's Fair, when she was just 13 years old.
[2] In 1979, Jessup's work appeared alongside the work of her two daughters and one son-in-law in an exhibit called "Family Re-Union" at the Market 5 Gallery in Washington, D.C. A Washington Post journalist who covered the exhibit's opening described Jessup's paintings as showing "her maternal fear at her sons' bad experiences with managers and her frustration at the displacement of the poor."
"[5] By the time of her death, Jessup's work had been exhibited at places including the juried Irene Leache Memorial Biennial Art Show, the Castelli Gallery in New York City, the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Catholic University,[7] and other museums and universities.
[4][3] She also received awards from organizations including the Research Club of Washington, D.C.; the Urban League; and the American Red Cross.