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James E. Mitchell
(American, b.1926)
Sky Monster, 1950s science fiction illustration
casein and oil on paper
signed lower right.

Biography from the Archives of askART
An illustrator and painter in casein and oil based in Carmel, New York, James E. Mitchell (not to be confused with James Archibald Mitchell), was a student at the Pratt Institute Art School in Brooklyn, New York.

He also studied in Paris at the Academy de la Grande Chaumiere and with modernist artist, Edouard Goerg (1903-1969).

Mitchell was an author and illustrator; his publications included: Hydrofoils: A Sketchbook of the Future; Motor Boating, History in the Making,˜ Boating Magazine, Shell Oil Diary, Pirates of Guadeloupe, Sail Magazine, and Rudder Magazine.

He had one-man shows at Lord & Taylor Gallery, New York, 1966-69, 1970s; and Bay Harbor Galleries, Miami, Florida, 1970s.

Source:
Peter Hastings Falk, Editor, Who Was Who in American Art, 1999
23 1/4"H x 17 1/2" W (image) 37 1/4"H x 31 1/2"W (frame)

    Dimensions:
  • 23 1/4"H x 17 1/2" W (image) 37 1/4"H x 31 1/2"W (frame)
  • Artist Name:
  • James E. Mitchell
  • Medium:
  • casein and oil on paper

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November 7, 2020 11:00 AM EST
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