James Houston McConnell Art
1914-1988
Born in Chicago, Illinois, James Houston McConnell was a lithographer, screenprinter and painter. He studied at Denison University, the University of Iowa, and with Grant Wood, Jean Charlot, Fletcher Martin and Emil Ganso. He taught at Michigan State College and was a member of both the National Serigraph Society and the American Color Print Society. Another of McConnell's mid-century modernist, jazz-inspired serigraphs, Combo, is featured in the British Museum's 2008 publication (and traveling exhibition) The American Scene: Prints from Hopper to Pollock.
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Artist: James Houston McConnell
Sister Kate — Mid-century, Jazz-inspired Modernism
By James Houston McConnell
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
James Houston McConnell, 'Sister Kate', color serigraph, 1947, edition 24. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '24' in pencil. Annotated '10.00 - 19 colors - 24 copies - #24' in pencil. A fine impression, with vibrant, fresh colors, on heavy tan wove paper, with full margins (11/16 to 1 1/2 inches). Tack holes in the four margin corners, well away from the image, otherwise in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Scarce.
Another of McConnell's mid-century modernist, jazz-inspired serigraphs, 'Combo', is featured in the British Museum's 2008 publication (and traveling exhibition) 'The American Scene: Prints from Hopper to Pollock'.
ABOUT THE IMAGE
"I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate", often simply "Sister Kate", is an up-tempo jazz dance song, written by Armand J. Piron and published in 1922. The lyrics of the song are narrated in the first person by Kate's sister, who sings about Kate's impressive dancing skill and her wish to be able to emulate it. She laments that she's not quite "up to date", but believes that dancing like "Sister Kate" will rectify this, and she will be able to impress "all the boys in the neighborhood" like her sister.
Over the years this song has been performed and recorded by many artists, including Frances Faye and Rusty Warren, a 1959 version by Shel Silverstein...
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1940s American Modern James Houston McConnell Art
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'Equus Uirumpu' — Mid-century American Modernism
By James Houston McConnell
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
James Houston McConnell, 'Equus Uirumpu' (The Man's Horse), color serigraph, c. 1945, edition not stated but small. Signed and titled in pencil. Initialed in the image, lower right. ...
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Reversible Cubist and Modernist Abstract by James Houston McConnell
By James Houston McConnell
Located in Pasadena, CA
This unique double-sided work in the neo-cubist style bursts with vibrant color and fractured geometry. The painting exhibits a Cubist and Modernist abstract style, featuring bold co...
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