In Memoriam Thomas Samuel Mairs (1949-2003) Artist • Researcher • Historian “When the height is won, then there is ease.” Aeschylus Motto, Les Pompiers “Thomas S. Mairs had the mind of a genius, a compassionate heart, a mordant sense of humor, and great...
Richard Frederick Lack (March 26, 1928 – September 22, 2009) was an American artist, educator, and writer. He is known for his work in every major genre of traditional art. It combines the drawing of the nineteenth century academic painters with the color...
By Stephen Gjertson and James Childs James Childs was devoted to his art, an art inspired by select masters of the past. This single-minded dedication began in boyhood and influenced him throughout his career. At age twelve he studied during the summer at the Walker...
James Joseph Childs (1945–2020) Noted artist James Joseph Childs was born in Fargo, ND and later relocated to Minneapolis, MN. He was interested in art from an early age and earned a BFA at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 1970, after spending his junior...
