James Lavadour
1951–

Introduction

James Lavadour (born 1951) is an American painter and printmaker. A member of the Walla Walla tribe, he is known for creating large panel sets of landscape paintings. Lavadour is the co-founder of the Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts.

I believe that a painting must stand up on its own without explanation. I think of myself as an abstract action painter. I just happen to see landscape in the abstract events of paint. - James Lavadour

Wikidata identifier

Q56099

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, painter

ULAN identifier

500127002

Names

James Lavadour

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