Facts:   - bgcolour: # 6495ed    - training: san francisco art institute    - birth name: burgess franklin collins    - death date: 2 january 2004    - field: visual art      - birth date: 6 august 1923    - name: jess collins    - nationality: american    - birth place: long beach , california   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jess collins .
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jess collins -lrb- august 6 , 1923 -- january 2 , 2004 -rrb- , simply known today as jess , was an american visual artist .