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James Sessions

James Milton Sessions (1882 - 1962) was active/lived in Illinois.  James Sessions is known for Outdoor genre, marine, illustration.

The following is from Karol Franks, who has researched the artist:

James Milton Sessions, born on September 20, 1882 in Rome, NY, received his initial exposure to art from his mother, who was an accomplished artist. He trained at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1903-1906 and initially supported himself as a wheelsman aboard Great Lakes ships from 1906-1914, later serving in the Illinois Naval Reserve during World War I. He also worked as a commercial illustrator.

He was a master watercolorist of marine, sporting, and military World War II scenes. He developed a love of the sea and is probably best known as a painter of marine subjects. Sessions painted images of numerous locations, from the Bahamas to New England's busy fishing harbors, north to the raw fishing grounds of Nova Scotia, and ultimately to the Navajo reservations in New Mexico.

Not only do his works document important World War II historical events, they visually portray and convey the spirit of th   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5990 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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