American Folk Art Museum
2 Lincoln Square
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New York City, NY 10023
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New York City, NY 10023
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Museums page for James Castle ((1899 - 1977)), known for Found object collage, outsider art. Showing 10 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1899 Garden Valley, Idaho - 1977 Boise, Idaho. Known for: Found object collage, outsider art.
James Castle was born September 25, 1899, in the small mountain town of Garden Valley, Idaho to Frances J. Castle and Mary Nora Scanlon. The fifth of seven children, Castle was born two months... Read full biography
James Castle was born September 25, 1899, in the small mountain town of Garden Valley, Idaho to Frances J. Castle and Mary Nora Scanlon. The fifth of seven children, Castle was born two months premature. His mother was the local midwife and his father was the postmaster and ran the community post... Read full biography
James Castle was born September 25, 1899, in the small mountain town of Garden Valley, Idaho to Frances J. Castle and Mary Nora Scanlon. The fifth of seven children, Castle was born two months premature. His mother was the local midwife and his father was the postmaster and ran the community post office and general store from the living room of the family home. Castle was profoundly deaf from birth and did not attend school until he was ten years old, when he was enrolled at the Gooding School... Read full biography
James Castle was born September 25, 1899, in the small mountain town of Garden Valley, Idaho to Frances J. Castle and Mary Nora Scanlon. The fifth of seven children, Castle was born two months premature. His mother was the local midwife and his father was the postmaster and ran the community post office and general store from the living room of the family home. Castle was profoundly deaf from birth and did not attend school until he was ten years old, when he was enrolled at the Gooding School for the Deaf and Blind in southeastern Idaho. Castle attended and lived at the school for five years, from 1910-1915. While at the school, Castle was taught the oral method of communication—sign language was not taught in the public schools at the... Read full biography
James Castle was born September 25, 1899, in the small mountain town of Garden Valley, Idaho to Frances J. Castle and Mary Nora Scanlon. The fifth of seven children, Castle was born two months premature. His mother was the local midwife and his father was the postmaster and ran the community post office and general store from the living room of the family home. Castle was profoundly deaf from birth and did not attend school until he was ten years old, when he was enrolled at the Gooding School for the Deaf and Blind in southeastern Idaho. Castle attended and lived at the school for five years, from 1910-1915. While at the school, Castle was taught the oral method of communication—sign language was not taught in the public schools at the time—but it is likely he learned sign from the other students who secretly taught each other. Evident in his artwork are vario... Read full biography
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About James Castle: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (10)
All MuseumsArt Institute of Chicago, AIC
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603-6110Henry Art Gallery
University of Washington
Ne 41st And 15th Avenue Ne
Seattle, WA 98195-3070High Museum of Folk Art
Georgia Pacific Center
133 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30303Milwaukee Art Museum
700 North Art Museum Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3707Museum of Modern Art, New York
11 West 53rd Street
New York City, NY 10019Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives
Po Box 7646
Philadelphia, PA 19101Tacoma Art Museum
1701 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY ART MUSEUM & PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE
2626 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94720Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014