John Wells James | |
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Born | John Wells James Jr. February 22, 1873 |
Died | April 8, 1951 | (aged 78)
Nationality | American |
Known for | painting |
Movement | impressionism |
Website | http://johnwellsjames.com/2.html |
John Wells James Jr. (1873–1951) was an American artist who created impressionist landscape paintings. [1] James was associated with the Salmagundi Club in Greenwich Village and the "New Hope School of Impressionism" in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. [2] James worked as a New York businessman who founded a wholesale drug company and the Kings Highway Saving Bank, while pursuing painting as a lifelong hobby. He held his first public exhibition at the Salmagundi Club in 1950 when he was 77 years old. [3] James died on April 8, 1951, in Magagnosc, France. [4]
John Wells James | |
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Born | John Wells James Jr. February 22, 1873 |
Died | April 8, 1951 | (aged 78)
Nationality | American |
Known for | painting |
Movement | impressionism |
Website | http://johnwellsjames.com/2.html |
John Wells James Jr. (1873–1951) was an American artist who created impressionist landscape paintings. [1] James was associated with the Salmagundi Club in Greenwich Village and the "New Hope School of Impressionism" in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. [2] James worked as a New York businessman who founded a wholesale drug company and the Kings Highway Saving Bank, while pursuing painting as a lifelong hobby. He held his first public exhibition at the Salmagundi Club in 1950 when he was 77 years old. [3] James died on April 8, 1951, in Magagnosc, France. [4]