James Herbert FitzGerald (1910–1973) [1] was an American sculptor from Seattle, Washington. He received a degree in architecture at University of Washington and worked at Spokane Art Center. [2] He has been called "[one] of the Pacific Northwest's preeminent artists of [his] period", [3] and "among the most innovative modern artists active in the Pacific Northwest." [4]
He was born and raised in Seattle, graduating from the University of Washington in 1935. FitzGerald went on to study at Yale University in 1938, where he received a Carnegie Graduate Fellowship, and at the Kansas City Art Institute. [5] He created works for the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP) and the Department of Justice in the 1930s with Boardman Robinson; and worked on other Works Progress Administration art programs in Washington state. [2] While he also studied as a painter, FitzGerald switched primarily to bronze sculpture in 1959 and became a well-known fountain designer. He established his own foundry in 1964. [5]
FitzGerald married Margaret Tomkins, a painter, and had three children. [5] [6]
James Herbert FitzGerald (1910–1973) [1] was an American sculptor from Seattle, Washington. He received a degree in architecture at University of Washington and worked at Spokane Art Center. [2] He has been called "[one] of the Pacific Northwest's preeminent artists of [his] period", [3] and "among the most innovative modern artists active in the Pacific Northwest." [4]
He was born and raised in Seattle, graduating from the University of Washington in 1935. FitzGerald went on to study at Yale University in 1938, where he received a Carnegie Graduate Fellowship, and at the Kansas City Art Institute. [5] He created works for the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP) and the Department of Justice in the 1930s with Boardman Robinson; and worked on other Works Progress Administration art programs in Washington state. [2] While he also studied as a painter, FitzGerald switched primarily to bronze sculpture in 1959 and became a well-known fountain designer. He established his own foundry in 1964. [5]
FitzGerald married Margaret Tomkins, a painter, and had three children. [5] [6]