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1882 Rome, New York - 1962 Chicago, Illinois. Known for: Outdoor genre, marine, illustration.
The following is from Karol Franks, who has researched the artist:. James Milton Sessions, born on September 20, 1882 in Rome, NY, received his initial exposure to art from his mother, who was an... Read full biography
The following is from Karol Franks, who has researched the artist:. James Milton Sessions, born on September 20, 1882 in Rome, NY, received his initial exposure to art from his mother, who was an accomplished artist. He trained at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1903-1906 and initially supported... Read full biography
The following is from Karol Franks, who has researched the artist:. James Milton Sessions, born on September 20, 1882 in Rome, NY, received his initial exposure to art from his mother, who was an accomplished artist. He trained at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1903-1906 and initially supported himself as a wheelsman aboard Great Lakes ships from 1906-1914, later serving in the Illinois Naval Reserve during World War I. He also worked as a commercial illustrator. He was a master... Read full biography
The following is from Karol Franks, who has researched the artist:. James Milton Sessions, born on September 20, 1882 in Rome, NY, received his initial exposure to art from his mother, who was an accomplished artist. He trained at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1903-1906 and initially supported himself as a wheelsman aboard Great Lakes ships from 1906-1914, later serving in the Illinois Naval Reserve during World War I. He also worked as a commercial illustrator. He was a master watercolorist of marine, sporting, and military World War II scenes. He developed a love of the sea and is probably best known as a painter of marine subjects. Sessions painted images of numerous locations, from the Bahamas to New England's busy fishing harbors,... Read full biography
The following is from Karol Franks, who has researched the artist:. James Milton Sessions, born on September 20, 1882 in Rome, NY, received his initial exposure to art from his mother, who was an accomplished artist. He trained at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1903-1906 and initially supported himself as a wheelsman aboard Great Lakes ships from 1906-1914, later serving in the Illinois Naval Reserve during World War I. He also worked as a commercial illustrator. He was a master watercolorist of marine, sporting, and military World War II scenes. He developed a love of the sea and is probably best known as a painter of marine subjects. Sessions painted images of numerous locations, from the Bahamas to New England's busy fishing harbors, north to the raw fishing grounds of Nova Scotia, and ultimately to the Navajo reservations in New Mexico. Not only do his works... Read full biography
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About James Sessions: Keywords
Keywords (34)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
- •War Scenes, Military Genre, Figure, Portrait, Battles
- •Waterfowl
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Bahama Islands, Bahamas
- •Cape Ann, Massachusetts: Gloucester, Rockport, North Shore
- •Mississippi River Valley
- •New England
- •Nova Scotia
Art School
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Walter Bimson Western Art Collection
Added Description
- •Marine Specialty
- •Miniature Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art