Joseph Ernest Sampson ((July 11, 1887 – October 29, 1946)), was an artist, designer and printer who was co-founder, senior partner and president of the printing firm of Sampson-Matthews Ltd. with Charles (Chuck) Matthews (1890-1990) from 1918 to 1946.

[2] In Toronto, he became art director at the printing firm of Stone Ltd (later Rolph-Clark-Stone Ltd), where he met Chuck Matthews and with him, started Sampson-Matthews Ltd in 1918.

In 1918, he designed Victoria Loan posters prints and painted for the Canadian War Records,[3] including portraits and Armistice Day Toronto (1919).

Jackson worked with Sampson-Matthews Ltd. and Sampson art director and Group of Seven member A.J.

The first silkscreen was produced in 1941 and the project continued till 1963, serving as a publicizing tool for Canadian art and artists.