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Early Days and Education:
According to family history, Glushakow's mother, Esther, played a strong role in encouraging his artistic endeavors. His sister, Helen, commented, "Jacob was always drawing!" In speaking about his art education, Glushakow credited his visits to the fine arts department of the central Enoch Pratt Free Library as the most significant part of artistic development.
Speaking of his early career, he said, "I had some portraits to do in those meager days, then World War II came along and gave me a steady job." After the war, he studied in France and England, but chose to return to Baltimore to make his living. For more than five decades he taught art at the Jewish Community Center. |