Anders Oskar Jacobsson was born on May 16, 1882, on Västra Eknö, an island off the coast of Kalmar County, Småland, Sweden.

[4] Jacobson was an important figure in the development of Southern Plains, Oklahoma, or Kiowa Flatstyle painting.

[7] His notable students included Kiowa Six artists (Stephen Mopope, Lois Smoky Kaulaity, Jack Hokeah, Monroe Tsatoke, Spencer Asah, James Auchiah) as well as Acee Blue Eagle, Woody Crumbo, and William Standing.

[4] Jacobson married Sophie Brousse, a French-born art historian, whose pen name was Jeanne d'Ucel.

[2] They resided at the Oscar B. Jacobson House in Norman, Oklahoma, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.