biography of James John CALDER (1907-?)

Birth place: Detroit, MI

Addresses: Detroit, MI

Profession: Painter

Studied: Detroit Soc. A. & Crafts; with Samuel Halpert, John Carroll.

Exhibited: Detroit Inst. A., 1931-1951 (prizes, 1932, 1936); PAFA, 1938; 48 States Comp., FAP, 1938 (prize); GGE, 1939; WFNY 1939; CGA, 1939; WMAA, 1939; LACMA, 1945; J. L. Hudson Gal., 1952 (solo); Detroit A. Market, 1954 (solo); ACA Gal., 1954; Magnificent Mile Exh., Chicago, 1955; Provincetown A. Festival, 1958. Awards: prizes, Michigan A., 1951, 1954; Maiullo prize, 1955, 1957; Garelick Mus. Purchase prize, 1957.

Work: Murals, USPOs in Grand Ledge, MI; St. Clair, MI; and Rodgers City, MI

Sources: WW59; WW47.