James Atkins (artist)
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Born1941 (age 84–85)
KnownforPainting
James Atkins | |
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| Born | 1941 (age 84–85) |
| Known for | Painting |
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]