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| ⚫ | '''James Dexter Havens''' (1900–1960) was a printmaker and painter in [[Rochester, New York]], who is considered part of the color [[woodblock printing|woodblock]] revival in America.<ref name="Watrous, James 1993">Watrous, James: "The American Color Woodcuts: Bounty from the Block, 1890s-1990s" Elvehjem Museum of Art: University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1993,101.</ref> He has works in the collections of the [[Library of Congress]], the [[Metropolitan Museum]], the [[Albright-Knox Art Gallery]], the [[Memorial Art Gallery]] of the [[University of Rochester]], and [[Strong National Museum of Play]].<ref name="ReferenceA">Strong National Museum of Play: James Havens papers.</ref> A founding member of the Print Club of Rochester, Havens designed its logo which is still in use. |
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Havens was the son of [[James S. Havens]], a former congressman and legal counsel at [[George Eastman]]'s [[Kodak]]. Artistic as a child, young Jim was stricken with childhood diabetes ([[diabetes mellitus]]) at age fourteen. Though ill, he still managed to complete high school and three years at the University of Rochester. At the age of twenty, on the verge of death, he became the first person in the United States to receive the new drug [[insulin]].<ref>Feudtner, Chris: "Bittersweet: Diabetes, Insulin, and the Transformation of Illness" University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 2003,48-53.</ref> Insulin therapy dramatically improved the quality of his life and he finished studying art at Rochester Mechanic's Institute (later [[Rochester Institute of Technology]]).<ref |
Havens was the son of [[James S. Havens]], a former congressman and legal counsel at [[George Eastman]]'s [[Kodak]]. Artistic as a child, young Jim was stricken with childhood diabetes ([[diabetes mellitus]]) at age fourteen. Though ill, he still managed to complete high school and three years at the University of Rochester. At the age of twenty, on the verge of death, he became the first person in the United States to receive the new drug [[insulin]].<ref>Feudtner, Chris: "Bittersweet: Diabetes, Insulin, and the Transformation of Illness" University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 2003,48-53.</ref> Insulin therapy dramatically improved the quality of his life and he finished studying art at Rochester Mechanic's Institute (later [[Rochester Institute of Technology]]).<ref name="Watrous, James 1993"/> |
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Havens continued to study printmaking, first with [[Troy Kinney]], and later at the famous [[Charles Woodbury|Woodbury]] school in [[Ogunquit]], [[Maine]].<ref |
Havens continued to study printmaking, first with [[Troy Kinney]], and later at the famous [[Charles Woodbury|Woodbury]] school in [[Ogunquit]], [[Maine]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> His works are typically landscape and nature scenes characterized by minute detail and careful design. One author claimed he "strove to depict the dynamic, yet often unseen, processes of nature."<ref>Acton, David: "A Spectrum of Innovation: Color in American Printmaking 1890-1960" Worcester Art Museum and W.W. Norton Co. New York, 1990.</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:30, 9 December 2010
James Dexter Havens (1900–1960) was a printmaker and painter in Rochester, New York, who is considered part of the color woodblock revival in America.[1] He has works in the collections of the Library of Congress, the Metropolitan Museum, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, and Strong National Museum of Play.[2] A founding member of the Print Club of Rochester, Havens designed its logo which is still in use.
Havens was the son of James S. Havens, a former congressman and legal counsel at George Eastman's Kodak. Artistic as a child, young Jim was stricken with childhood diabetes (diabetes mellitus) at age fourteen. Though ill, he still managed to complete high school and three years at the University of Rochester. At the age of twenty, on the verge of death, he became the first person in the United States to receive the new drug insulin.[3] Insulin therapy dramatically improved the quality of his life and he finished studying art at Rochester Mechanic's Institute (later Rochester Institute of Technology).[1]
Havens continued to study printmaking, first with Troy Kinney, and later at the famous Woodbury school in Ogunquit, Maine.[2] His works are typically landscape and nature scenes characterized by minute detail and careful design. One author claimed he "strove to depict the dynamic, yet often unseen, processes of nature."[4]
References
- ^ a b Watrous, James: "The American Color Woodcuts: Bounty from the Block, 1890s-1990s" Elvehjem Museum of Art: University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1993,101.
- ^ a b Strong National Museum of Play: James Havens papers.
- ^ Feudtner, Chris: "Bittersweet: Diabetes, Insulin, and the Transformation of Illness" University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 2003,48-53.
- ^ Acton, David: "A Spectrum of Innovation: Color in American Printmaking 1890-1960" Worcester Art Museum and W.W. Norton Co. New York, 1990.
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