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James W Washington Jr

James W. Washington, Jr. (1909 - 2000) was active/lived in Washington, Mississippi.  James Washington Jr is known for Folk art, landscape, modernist figure painting, sculpture.

Known as a folk artist, James Washington was encouraged early in his career by Northwest School painters Mark Tobey and Morris Graves. His work reflects both his rural Mississippi childhood and his adult thoughts of mystical, pantheistic symbolism.

As a sculptor, his public commissions included busts of Jomo Kenyatta and Martin Luther King, Jr. Some of his pastel works explore the lives of African-American rodeo performers such as Bill Pickett, a legendary steer wrestler. An exhibition of Washington's work was held in the summer, 1998 at Foster/White Gallery in Seattle.   ...  [Displaying 584 of 1267 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Research resources

.  askART lists James W Washington Jr in 1 of its research Essays. James W Washington Jr has 3 artist signature examples available in our database.

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