James Atkins (artist)

James Atkins
Born1941 (age 83–84)
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting

James Atkins (born 1941) is an American artist known for his paintings of Philadelphia. Mainly self-taught, Atkins attended art classes at Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial art school in South Philadelphia.[1]

Atkins' work was included in the 2011 exhibition The Chemistry of Color: The Sorgenti Collection of Contemporary African-American Art at the Hudson River Museum.[2] His work was also included in the 2015 exhibition We Speak: Black Artists in Philadelphia, 1920s–1970s at the Woodmere Art Museum.[3]

His work is in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[4]

References

  1. ^ Valerio, William R. (2015). We speak: Black artists in Philadelphia, 1920s–1970s. Philadelphia: Woodmere Art Museum. p. 198. ISBN 9781888008005.
  2. ^ Gold, Sylviane (February 26, 2011). "An Alchemy of Color and Craft". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "We Speak: Black Artists in Philadelphia, 1920s–1970s". Woodmere Art Museum. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Church Wait". Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Retrieved July 13, 2022.