biografía de James SWANN (1905-1985)

Lugar de nacimiento: Merkel, TX

Lugar de defunción: Chicago, IL

Direcciones: Chicago, IL

Profesión: Etcher, commercial artist

Estudios: Sul Ross State Teachers College. Alpine, TX

Exposiciones: SAE; Calif. SE; NAD; CI; LOC; & other major print exhib.; Chicago SE, 1940 (prize); Calif. PM, 1943 (prize); SSAL, 1936 (prize); Paris Salon, 1937 (medal); Shope prize, NYC, 1953.

Asociaciones: SAGA; Calif. Printmakers; Prairie Printmakers (secretary/treas.,1946-on); Chicago SE (secretary/treas., 1937-46); Dallas Print & Drawing Soc.

Obra: Cedar Rapids MA; Smithsonian Inst.; AIC; NYPL.; Los Angeles MA; MMA; Dallas MFA; Illinois State Lib.; Newark Mus.; Pub. Lib., Sherman, TX

Comentarios: From the 1930s-60s, he produced more than 250 works in all printmaking media, and was regarded as one of the Midwest"s most respected printmakers. Contributor to American Artist magazine; Chicago Tribune; others. Lectures: Print Collecting; Etching Process.

Fuentes: WW59; WW47; biography, Cedar Rapids MA (c.1990).