John Wells James

John Wells James
Born John Wells James, Jr.
February 22, 1873
Brooklyn, New York
Died April 8, 1951
Magagnosc, France
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 whole 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 when he was 77 years old.[3] James died on April 8, 1951 in Magagnosc, France.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "BIOGRAPHY for John James". John Wells James (1873 - 1951). AskArt.com. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Nichol, Alisdair (22 January 2007). "1930 John Wells James Painting". The Roadshow Archive. Philadelphia: PBS. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Hammer, Wendell (December 1950). "Retired from Business, Amateur Painter Hold 1st Exhibition at 77". Brooklyn Eagle. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "John Wells James (Obituary)". New York Times. 10 April 1951. p. 27. Retrieved 5 September 2013.


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