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James Childs Paintings

b. 1953
James Childs 1945 - 2020 Born in North Dakota, Mr. Childs received a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. He continued studying with Richard F. Lack at the Atelier Lack in Minneapolis and later studied with R. H. Ives Gammel. Known for his allegorical figure paintings, Mr. Childs drew and painted classical figures and portraits for his entire career. Mr. Childs exhibited at the San Francisco Museum of modern Art, Tatischeff & Co. in New York City and Leighton House Museum in London. During the 2004 Olympic Games, his work was exhibited at the Cultural Organization of the City of Athens. His work is in the permanent collections of the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut the Blanden Art Museum in Fort Dodge, Indianapolis, the Museo del Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico and the Minneapolis Institute of art in Minnesota.
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Artist: James Childs
The Three Ages of Man

The Three Ages of Man

By James Childs

Located in New York, NY

James Childs The Three Ages of Man 1986 Signed and dated, l.r. Oil on canvas 64 x 69.5 inches This painting is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

Category

1980s Contemporary James Childs Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Return of Adonis

The Return of Adonis

By James Childs

Located in New York, NY

The Return of Adonis Oil on canvas 22 x 28 inches This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

Category

20th Century Contemporary James Childs Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Study for “Lilacs Out of the Dead Land”

Study for “Lilacs Out of the Dead Land”

By James Childs

Located in New York, NY

This oil painting on canvas by James Childs is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

Category

20th Century Contemporary James Childs Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

James Childs
James Childs

James Childs

By James Childs

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This work by classically trained, Gammellian painter James Childs was gifted to fellow artist colleague Audrey Anastasi. it is a delicately observed watercolor painted on location d...

Category

2010s Contemporary James Childs Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

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Portrait of the Artist

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Night

James ChildsNight, n.d.

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H 20 in W 42 in

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