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James Wells
James Lesesne Wells was a painter and printmaker born in Atlanta, GA. He began his college studies at Lincoln University, PA, and then transferred to Columbia University, New York City, where he majored in art. He taught clay modeling, ceramics, sculpture, and metal and relief printing at Howard University, Washington, DC.
Wells is credited as an innovator in printmaking, specifically in white-line wood engraving. As an educator, Wells influenced many younger artists, including Jacob Lawrence and Elizabeth Catlett, helping to usher the medium into the fine arts program at Howard University. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Phillips Collection and Barnett-Aden Gallery, Washington, DC.
Wells lived and maintained his art practice in Washington, DC. In 1977, he received the James Van Der Zee Lifetime Achievement Award from Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Philadelphia.
—From Brandywine Workshop and Archives records
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