found: Duncan, R. E. A book of resemblances, 1966
found: Auping, M. Jess, paste ups (and assemblies), 1953-1983, c1983:t.p. (Jess) p. 6 (dropped his surname some years ago)
found: New York times, Jan. 10, 2004(Jess; San Francisco artist; b. Burgess Collins on Aug. 6, 1923; raised in Long Beach, Calif.; dropped surname in late 1940s; d. Jan. 2 at home in San Francisco, aged 80)
found: Wikipedia, Nov. 15, 2012:(Jess Collins (August 6, 1923-January 2, 2004), simply known today as Jess, was an American visual artist; Jess was born Burgess Franklin Collins in Long Beach, California)