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1889 Chicago, Illinois - 1963 Delray Beach, Florida. Known for: Allegory and figure painting, commerial art, calligraphy.
Painter-sculptor James Cady Ewell was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 28, 1889. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1917-1925. His paintings were recognizably figurative, but... Read full biography
Painter-sculptor James Cady Ewell was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 28, 1889. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1917-1925. His paintings were recognizably figurative, but influenced by modernism and the Art Deco style. He also designed bookplates, some of which are in the... Read full biography
Painter-sculptor James Cady Ewell was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 28, 1889. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1917-1925. His paintings were recognizably figurative, but influenced by modernism and the Art Deco style. He also designed bookplates, some of which are in the William Augustus Brewer Bookplate Collection of the University of Delaware, Newark. His 1926 granite War Memorial, in Memorial Park, Highland Park, Illinois, is dedicated to soldiers of World War I, and to... Read full biography
Painter-sculptor James Cady Ewell was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 28, 1889. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1917-1925. His paintings were recognizably figurative, but influenced by modernism and the Art Deco style. He also designed bookplates, some of which are in the William Augustus Brewer Bookplate Collection of the University of Delaware, Newark. His 1926 granite War Memorial, in Memorial Park, Highland Park, Illinois, is dedicated to soldiers of World War I, and to hopes for peace. In a foray into the world of commercial design, Ewell was hired in the latter 1920s by Kenneth Parker of the Parker Pen Company, to design their $100 desk set, and later to work out the details for the new streamline models. James... Read full biography
Painter-sculptor James Cady Ewell was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 28, 1889. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1917-1925. His paintings were recognizably figurative, but influenced by modernism and the Art Deco style. He also designed bookplates, some of which are in the William Augustus Brewer Bookplate Collection of the University of Delaware, Newark. His 1926 granite War Memorial, in Memorial Park, Highland Park, Illinois, is dedicated to soldiers of World War I, and to hopes for peace. In a foray into the world of commercial design, Ewell was hired in the latter 1920s by Kenneth Parker of the Parker Pen Company, to design their $100 desk set, and later to work out the details for the new streamline models. James Cady Ewell died on April 20, 1963, in Delray Beach, Florida. Source:. http://www.treadway... Read full biography
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Keywords (12)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Married to an Artist
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago