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James Steg

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James Louis Steg (1922 - 2001) was active/lived in Louisiana.  James Steg is known for Graphics, drawing-figure-portrait.

James “Jim” Steg, now considered the most influential New Orleans printmaker of the twentieth century, only recently received this prestigious designation. A posthumous solo retrospective at the New Orleans Museum of Art in 2017 titled “Jim Steg: New Work” sparked a renewed interest in his oeuvre, focusing not only on printmaking, but also on his innovative forays into the fields of photography, collage, and sculpted wood. Steg spent much of his life as the head of the graphics department at Newcomb College teaching methods of printmaking, some of which he himself had pioneered. Before his tenure at Newcomb, Steg studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and served in the Army during WWII as part of a division known as the Ghost Army, a group of approximately 1000 artists who used subterfuge to deceive the enemy with inflatable tanks and theater props. Although he was best known for his prints, Steg’s imaginative spirit led him to experiment in new media, resulting in works sSteg, J.L. “About the Artist”. J L Steg. www.jimsteg.com. Accessed Aug. 16, 2018. Lord, Russell. “Restlessly Inventive.” Louisiana Cultural Vistas. New Orleans Museum of Art, 2017. http://www.knowlouisiana.org/restlessly-inventive. Accessed Aug. 21, 2018.   ...  [Displaying 1261 of 1544 characters.]  Artist bio

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.  There are 11 similar (related) artists for James Steg available:    Willie C (William) Ousley,  Noel Rockmore,  Ellsworth Woodward,  Clarence Millet,  Alberta Kinsey,  William Woodward,  Knute (Sven August) Heldner,  Clementine Reuben Hunter,  Alexander John Drysdale,  Colette Pope Heldner,  George Rodrigue



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10 Book References for James Steg
Year Author Title Pages Color
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
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
1980 Minnesota Museum of Art West '80 Art and the Law
(Exhibition catalog)		 80 Yes
1968 Brooklyn Museum Sixteenth National Print Exhibition Two Decades of American Prints 1947-1968
(Exhibition catalog)		 63 No
1956 Tate Gallery Modern Art in the United States Selection from MOMA New York
(Exhibition catalog)		 72 No
1955 Museum of Modern Art El Arte Moderno en Los Estados Unidos (Barcelona exhibition)
(Exhibition catalog)		 80 No
1955 Sports Illustrated Sport in Art From American Collections
(Exhibition catalog)		 60 No
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