Gerald Harvey Jones

Gerald Harvey Jones, also known as G. Harvey, (1933 - November 13, 2017) was an American painter. He painted Western art, including portraits of cowboys. He was a significant donor to Focus on the Family, and its office in Washington, D.C. includes a gallery of his paintings.

Jones was born in 1933 in San Antonio, Texas. He attended Abilene Christian University, and he graduated from the University of North Texas.

Jones took the pseudonym of "G. Harvey" as a painter. He painted Western art, including portraits of cowboys. His original paintings have sold in the thousands of dollars, setting a record auction price of $516,500 at Heritage Auctions in November 2018. His limited editions were published by Texas Art Press, and then from 1984 through 2015 they were published by Somerset House Publishing, with assistance from Gregory Editions on the hand-pulled pieces. He also did Western sculptures. His artwork was exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution, the National Archives Building and the Treasury Building in Washington, D.C.. Notable collectors included Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, John Connally, the 39th governor of Texas, and businessman Lloyd Donald Brinkman.

Jones was a significant donor to Focus on the Family, and its office in Washington, D.C. includes a gallery of his paintings.He did Christian-themed paintings for the organization, including Of One Spirit, depicting board members Hugo Schoellkopf, George Clark, Dr. Trevor Mabery and Reverend Creath Davis. A book published by Focus on the Family in 2002 suggests, "Apart from Dr. Dobson's father, James Dobson Sr., Focus on the Family is probably most closely associated with the Texas painter and sculptor Gerald Harvey Jones, commonly known as G. Harvey."

Jones married Patty Marie Bentley. They had a son, Gerald Jones Jr., and a daughter, Pamela. They resided in Austin until they moved into the Weyrich-Arhelger House, a historic house in Fredericksburg, Texas, in 1985.

Jones died on November 13, 2017, and he was buried in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin.