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Clayton James

Clayton James (1918 - 2016) was active/lived in Oregon, Washington.  Clayton James is known for Ceramic sculpture, landscape painting, furniture making.

From Midwest to Northwest

Anyone meeting Clayton James for the first time must be impressed with the clear, bright blue of his eyes. His most prominent feature, they look out at the world with the fresh clarity of a child. That freshness of vision, coupled with a stubbornness about not yielding to the patterns of a working life usually expected by society, allowed James to produce a body of work as notable for its simplicity as for its originality.

Clayton James had a Midwestern upbringing, but fit into the Northwest aesthetic as naturally as he drew breath. Growing up in Belding, Michigan, he knew he wanted to be an artist, not for the possibilities of name or fame, but as a way of life. He prized creative freedom over economic security.

It was a heritage from his parents. His father, Albert (usually called Jim), was the youngest of 11 children, and loved to grow vegetables and flowers. In his latter years, he customarily spent Sunday afternoons calling on the sic   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 21046 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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