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James Fetherolf

James A. Fetherolf (1925 - 1994) was active/lived in California.  James Fetherolf is known for Seascape, landscape and skyscape painting.

A seascape, skyscape, and landscape painter, James Fetherolf created works with fine detailing, a skill he likely learned as a background artist for Hollywood film studios. He was born in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, graduated from Syracuse University and then moved to California in 1949 with a goal of becoming an actor. He struggled for five years to find work in that capacity and at the same time worked for Twentieth Century Fox Studios as a background painter. In 1957, he went to Walt Disney Productions and later returned full time to Fox Studios.

He credited the work at Disney as being educational because he was tied to deadlines and very realistic depictions. His work appeared in classic films such as "Zorro", "Polyanna", "Mary Poppins", and "Third Man on the Mountain".

Fetherolf turned to fine art painting, inspired by a trip to a local art gallery where he decided he could paint as well if not better than the artists producing the work he saw. He began by painting seasc   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3481 characters.]  Artist bio

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