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"The Proposal"
by Jack Harlow
2024



"The Proposal"
by Jack Harlow
2024

Jack Harlow: (1942-) Bio

Jack remembers his first sculpture. When he was six, he carved an Abraham Lincoln bust out of a crayon. Jack says that it was a very good likeness. Unfortunately the razor he used slipped into a crack at the top of the desk, and another student cut himself. His artistic talent was noted throughout high school where he was President of the Art Club. Early years included BB guns, western fireworks (M-80’s+) and chemistry sets as his family relocated from Missouri to Colorado to Montana. At the young age of 15, Jack experimented with gun powder which evaporated his right hand and two finger of his left. Thus, it was obvious to him that he better earn his “grub” with his mind.

His educational path led him to earn a PhD in Mechanical Engineering with a specialty in materials science at the University of Missouri. There he also led in innovative ideas such as making a wheel chair to accommodate the special needs of its user. From Mizzou to a life time career at Knolls Atomic Power Lab in Niskayuna, NY, Jack was known for his creativity, earning  patents (one for breeder fuel fabrication) and many awards for concepts relative to the nuclear navy. He was provided a multi million dollar lab, fondly referred to as Skunk Quirks, where his main job was to invent until his retirement in 2003.

With his fine attention to artistic detail, Jack has dabbled in drawing and oil painting and excelled in house design and construction, interior design,  and woodworking. His work can be observed at his house and barn (built from scratch), and his son’s house (built from scratch), projects that began in 1977 and continued until  2015. With major construction projects completed, Jack (ironically) passionately began producing cannons and sculptures using metal working and welding. On September 15, 2018, Jack entered one of his uniquely created cannons in a Steampunk Festival in Troy, NY and won second place. Since then, Jack has created a number of sculptures which enhance his family’s yard and area around their home as well as a beautiful Chinese themed raised garden and rock wall.  The sculptures remain unnamed as Jack’s philosophy is, “The eyes of the individual gives it a name.” 

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