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James Kelly

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James Kelly (1913 - 2003) was active/lived in New York.  James Kelly is known for Abstract expressionist painting, lithography.

Post-World War II California artist, James Kelly was an abstract-expressionist painter who wrote that "Before the War, I wanted to get away from realistic work but I couldn't figure out how. . . . Picasso's 'Girl Before the Mirror' was the "key to opening the door" (Herskovic 182) to his future career.

James Kelly was born and raised in Pennsylvania; he attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Art, 1937 and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1938. Kelly also attended the Barnes Foundation, Merion, Pennsylvania, 1941, and the California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco, 1951-1954.  He taught at the University of California, Berkeley during the summer of 1957.

Among his awards were the Ford Foundation grant to work at Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles, 1963; the National Endowment for the Arts grant, 1977; and the Peter and Madeline Martin Foundation for the Creative Arts grant, 1990.

Selected Exhibitions:
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Facts about James Kelly

   Publications  Book References:  17
Magazine References:  5

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5 Miscellaneous Magazine References for James Kelly
Magazine Article Date Author Color
Art in America Review of Exhibitions April 2006 Editors, Art in America Yes
Art in America Artworld October 2003 Editor, Art in America Yes
Art in America Rare Gestures March 2003 Hirsch, Faye Yes
Art & Auction Talk of the Trade December 2000 Editors, Art & Auction Yes
Art in America Bay Area Bravura September 1996 Duncan, Michael Yes
17 Book References for James Kelly
Year Author Title Pages Color
2009 Herskovic, Marika American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism Style is Timely Art is Timeless 252 Yes
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 McGowan, Alison C (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition) 1512 No
2003 Herskovic, Marika (editor) American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s: An Illustrated Survey 372 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1997 Marquis Who's Who Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998 1515 No
1996 Landauer, Susan The San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism
(Exhibition catalog)		 271 Yes
1993 Bowker R R Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts) 1473 No
1987 Cummings, Paul Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists (5th Edition) 653 No
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
1985 Albright, Thomas Art in the San Francisco Bay Area 1945-1980/An Illustrated History 349 Yes
1985 DuPont, Diana, K Holland San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Paintings and Sculpture Collection 402 Yes
1976 Boyle, Richard (Prefac); Frank Goodyear, Jr.; Louise Lippincott, et all In This Academy: The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1805-1976
(Exhibition catalog)		 322 Yes
1976 San Francisco Mus Modern Art Painting & Sculpture in California The Modern Era 272 Yes
1973 McChesney, Mary Fuller A Period of Exploration San Francisco 1945-1950 91 Yes
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
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