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James Lesesne Wells ART WANTED
1902 Atlanta, Georgia - 1993. Known for: Painting, printmaking-linocut, teacher.
James Lesesne Wells 1902-1993. Artist, educator . James Lesesne Wells left a mark on the art world that goes beyond his own work as a painter and printmaker. In the 39 years he spent teaching art at... Read full biography
James Lesesne Wells 1902-1993. Artist, educator . James Lesesne Wells left a mark on the art world that goes beyond his own work as a painter and printmaker. In the 39 years he spent teaching art at Howard University, Wells helped mold the skills and launch the careers of a generation of African... Read full biography
James Lesesne Wells 1902-1993. Artist, educator . James Lesesne Wells left a mark on the art world that goes beyond his own work as a painter and printmaker. In the 39 years he spent teaching art at Howard University, Wells helped mold the skills and launch the careers of a generation of African American artists. Wells’s work itself was pioneering in its use of African influences. He was also one of the earliest American artists to concentrate his efforts on printmaking. In making that choice,... Read full biography
James Lesesne Wells 1902-1993. Artist, educator . James Lesesne Wells left a mark on the art world that goes beyond his own work as a painter and printmaker. In the 39 years he spent teaching art at Howard University, Wells helped mold the skills and launch the careers of a generation of African American artists. Wells’s work itself was pioneering in its use of African influences. He was also one of the earliest American artists to concentrate his efforts on printmaking. In making that choice, Wells sacrificed much of the acclaim he would have likely received as a painter in order to create reproducible works of art that he hoped would be accessible to ordinary working people, African Americans in particular, to whom fine art has long been... Read full biography
James Lesesne Wells 1902-1993. Artist, educator . James Lesesne Wells left a mark on the art world that goes beyond his own work as a painter and printmaker. In the 39 years he spent teaching art at Howard University, Wells helped mold the skills and launch the careers of a generation of African American artists. Wells’s work itself was pioneering in its use of African influences. He was also one of the earliest American artists to concentrate his efforts on printmaking. In making that choice, Wells sacrificed much of the acclaim he would have likely received as a painter in order to create reproducible works of art that he hoped would be accessible to ordinary working people, African Americans in particular, to whom fine art has long been unavailable because of financial constraints. James Lesesne Wells was born in Atlanta in 1902, the son of a Baptist minister an... Read full biography
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