Born in Milton, MA on March 8, 1899, James Fitzgerald, after serving with the Marines in WWI, attended the Massachusetts School of Art and the School of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. In 1928 he... Read full biography
Born in Milton, MA on March 8, 1899, James Fitzgerald, after serving with the Marines in WWI, attended the Massachusetts School of Art and the School of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. In 1928 he shipped to the West Coast as a seaman aboard a freighter. After settling in Monterey, he had further... Read full biography
Born in Milton, MA on March 8, 1899, James Fitzgerald, after serving with the Marines in WWI, attended the Massachusetts School of Art and the School of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. In 1928 he shipped to the West Coast as a seaman aboard a freighter. After settling in Monterey, he had further study under Armin Hansen and shared a studio with Bruce Ariss on Martin Street. Having earlier sketched up and down the New England coast, he found the Monterey Peninsula and Big Sur equally... Read full biography
Born in Milton, MA on March 8, 1899, James Fitzgerald, after serving with the Marines in WWI, attended the Massachusetts School of Art and the School of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. In 1928 he shipped to the West Coast as a seaman aboard a freighter. After settling in Monterey, he had further study under Armin Hansen and shared a studio with Bruce Ariss on Martin Street. Having earlier sketched up and down the New England coast, he found the Monterey Peninsula and Big Sur equally captivating. In 1943 he sold his studio in the Monterey hills and moved to the former home of Rockwell Kent on Monhegan Island, ME. After that time he made many trips to Jamaica, Nova Scotia, Canary Islands, and the Isle of Aran off the coast of Ireland where... Read full biography
Born in Milton, MA on March 8, 1899, James Fitzgerald, after serving with the Marines in WWI, attended the Massachusetts School of Art and the School of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. In 1928 he shipped to the West Coast as a seaman aboard a freighter. After settling in Monterey, he had further study under Armin Hansen and shared a studio with Bruce Ariss on Martin Street. Having earlier sketched up and down the New England coast, he found the Monterey Peninsula and Big Sur equally captivating. In 1943 he sold his studio in the Monterey hills and moved to the former home of Rockwell Kent on Monhegan Island, ME. After that time he made many trips to Jamaica, Nova Scotia, Canary Islands, and the Isle of Aran off the coast of Ireland where he died in April 1971. His subjects include seascapes, coastals, and street scenes in oi. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940".... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (23)
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Santa Cruz Art League Statewide Art Exhibition Index, First through Twenty-Seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No. 12)
2015
Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall
547 pages
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Maine: A Legacy in Painting, 1830 to the Present (Spanierman Galleries Exhibition) (Exhibition catalog)
2005
Chambers, Bruce (essay)
108 pages (color)
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Monhegan Island Artists A 150 Year Tradition (1858-2003) (Exhibition catalog)