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James Castle (1899-1977) was an American artist who found inspiration in the detritus of everyday life, primarily in the materials he collected from his family’s home, such as envelopes, packaging, advertisements, and matchbooks.
- Biography
James Castle was born in 1899 to Frank and Mary Castle in...
- Art
James Castle was an artist like none other. He was able to...
- Exhibitions
James Castle: Thresholds. Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT April...
- About
The James Castle Collection and Archive (JCCA) in Boise,...
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Address. James Castle Collection and Archive 223 South 17th...
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James Castle Collection and Archive works exclusively with a...
- Practice
Though Castle lived most of his life in remote rural areas...
- Biography
James Castle (1899-1977) spent his formative years in remote Garden Valley, Idaho and his adult life at locations near Boise, where, for nearly seven decades, he devoted himself daily to...
James Castle is one of the most unlikely and enigmatic American artists of the twentieth century. He was born on a farm in Garden Valley, 50 miles northwest of this site, and lived there and in Star, Idaho during his youth, before moving to this house with his family in 1931.
James Charles Castle. James Castle (September 25, 1899 – October 26, 1977) [1] was an American artist born in Garden Valley, Idaho. Although Castle did not know about the art world outside of his small community, his work ran parallel to the development of 20th-century art history. [2]
James Castle was born in 1899 to Frank and Mary Castle in the sparsely-populated mountain community of Garden Valley, Idaho. His parents served as postmasters in Garden Valley from 1901 to 1923, working out of the living room of the family home.
James Castle was an American outsider artist who is best known for his sensitive drawings depicting the environs and people of his small town. He mostly used soot he collected from a wood stove mixed with his own saliva to produce ink.
Untitled: The Art of James Castle celebrates one of the most enigmatic American artists of the twentieth century. For nearly seven decades, Castle gathered materials around his rural Idaho home, such as packaging, advertisements, string, and soot, and created an elaborate and umistakable representation of his world.
