$300 Untitled (Summer) c. 1967 oil on board 9.75" x 10"
The next painting is about violence toward women by men. The source of the painting was this black and white photo from a book featuring movie stills. The books title was "The Bad Guys." More documentation regarding the painting is on file at Gallery 5004.
$850 Villainy signed 1978 acrylic on canvas 42" x 52"
SOLD Summer signed 1967 oil on paper 8.75" x 8.75"
James Burpee (1938-2026)
James Burpee lived and worked in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Beyond the numerous collections in the Twin Cities, his works are in collections from Hawaii to New York.
He was in national invitational exhibitions, and featured in a range of solo and group shows. Burpee was an Artist in Residence in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Foundation Karolyi in Vence, France, among other locations, and he was a visiting artist across the country, including the California College of Arts & Crafts and Washington University in St. Louis, MO.
He was an instructor at the college level since 1960, teaching at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design through 1996 and after that he taught at the University of Minnesota in the Department of Art on the Twin Cities Campus. He compiled and published a catalog of his artwork from 1960 to 2004.
Education:
- B.A. Art, San Jose State College, San Jose, CA 1958
- M.F.A. Painting; Printmaking Minor, CA College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, CA1960
Teaching Experience:
- Uof M, Minneapolis, Painting & Drawing
- Administrative Assistant, The Kenwood Retirement Community, Mpls.
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Professor of Painting & Drawing.