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An example of work by Roy Walter James
Artwork images are copyright of the artist or assignee
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Biography from Crocker Art Museum Store:
| | Painter, muralist. Born in Gardena, CA on Sept. 23, 1897. James was a lifelong resident of southern California except during the early 1960s when he lived in Berkeley. A self-taught and versatile artist, he was also a pianist, scientist, inventor, poet and former president of Radium Mines, Inc. He died in Long Beach, CA on Jan. 18, 1986. Member: Calif. Art Club; Laguna Beach AA; Long Beach AA. Exh: EastWest Gallery (SF), 1934 (South Seas landscapes); CPLH, 1946; Calif. Art Club, 1950. Murals: Long Beach Public Library and High School; Covina Public Library and High School; Clifton Cafeteria (LA). AAA 1925-33; WWAA 1936-62; WWPC 1947; SCA; AAW. | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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