Britton, James, 1878-1936

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Critic, painter, woodcut artist, publisher/editor of American Art Review and Opus, and frequent contributor to American Art News.

Britton was active in New York and Connecticut. Member of an artist' group known as the Eclectics, charter member of the New Society of American Artists, and founding member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts. He worked mainly as a portrait painter.

From the description of James Britton papers, 1913-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84952815

Critic, painter, woodcut artist, publisher/editor of American Art Review and Opus, and frequent contributor to American Art News.

Britton was active in New York and Connecticut. Member of an artist' group known as the Eclectics, charter member of the New Society of American Artists, and founding member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts. He worked mainly as a portrait painter.

From the description of James Britton papers, 1913-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 688848462

James Britton (1878-1936) was a critic, painter, woodcut artist, publisher/editor of American Art Review and Opus, and frequent contributor to American Art News.

Britton was active in New York and Connecticut. Member of an artist' group known as the Eclectics, charter member of the New Society of American Artists, and founding member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts. He worked mainly as a portrait painter.

From the description of James Britton papers, circa 1905-1984, bulk circa 1905-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 710018128

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creatorOf Edward Clark Potter papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Britton, James, 1878-1936 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Miscellaneous art exhibition catalog collection Archives of American Art
creatorOf Frank Weitenkampf letters Archives of American Art
creatorOf Britton, James, 1878-1936. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
creatorOf James Britton papers, 1913-1984. Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Arlington Galleries (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Arlington Galleries (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Arlington Galleries (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Babcock Galleries. corporateBody
associatedWith Blackfield. person
associatedWith Fiske, Gertrude, 1878-1961. person
associatedWith Higgins, Eugene, 1874-1958. person
associatedWith Inukai, Kyohei, 1913- person
associatedWith Inukai, Kyohei, 1913- person
associatedWith Kelly, Andrew J. person
associatedWith Kelly, Andrew J. person
associatedWith Kelly, Andrew J. person
associatedWith Kent, Duncan Scott. person
associatedWith Lockman, DeWitt McClellan, 1870-1957. person
associatedWith Mitchell, Edwin Valentine, 1890-1960. person
associatedWith Phillips, Duncan, 1886-1966. person
associatedWith Potter, Edward Clark, 1857-1923. person
associatedWith Prendergast, Maurice Brazil, 1858-1924. person
associatedWith Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946. person
associatedWith Vonnoh, Robert William, 1858-1933. person
associatedWith Vose, Robert C. (Robert Churchill), 1911- person
associatedWith Weitenkampf, Frank, 1866-1962. person
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Connecticut
New York (State)--New York
Connecticut
Connecticut
New York (State)--New York
New York (State)--New York
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Birth 1878

Death 1936

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