James Moore Preston
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James Moore Preston (1873–1962) was an American painter and illustrator, married to fellow artist May Wilson Preston. He was one of the Ashcan School, along with his friend, William Glackens.
James Moore Preston was born in Roxborough, Pennsylvania in 1873.[1]
Education
During the 1890s, Preston studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, where he met Robert Henri and George Luks. Fellow students were William Glackens and Everett Shinn. After working for a Philadelphia newspaper, Preston studied at the Académie Colarossi in Paris in 1898. American artist May Wilson was also studying in Paris at that time.[1]
Marriage
In 1903 Preston married May Wilson,[2] whose roommate Edith Dimock married one of Preston's friend, William J. Glackens.[2] The two couples spent summers together from 1911 to 1917 in Bellport on Long Island and took trips together to Europe. May and James traveled to France often. In New York, they frequented Cafe Francis and Mouquin's with a group of fellow artists.[1] In 1935, the Prestons moved to East Hampton, New York.[3]
