James Rosenquist

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==Early life== ==Early life== Rosenquist was born on November 29, 1933, in [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]],<ref name="nytimes" /> the only child of Louis and Ruth Rosenquist. His parents were amateur pilots of [[Swedes|Swedish]] descent who moved from town to town to look for work, finally settling in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]. His mother, who was also a painter, encouraged her son to have an artistic interest. In junior high school, Rosenquist won a short-term scholarship to study at the [[Minneapolis College of Art and Design|Minneapolis School of Art]] and subsequently studied painting at the [[University of Minnesota]] from 1952 to 1954. In 1955, at the age of 21, he moved to [[New York, New York|New York City]] on scholarship to study at the [[Art Students League of New York|Art Students League]], studying under painters such as [[Edwin Dickinson]] and [[George Grosz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/25939/in-the-studio-james-rosenquist/|title=In the Studio: James Rosenquist|last=Kastner|first=Jeffrey|date=November 22, 2007|publisher=artinfo.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080524084109/http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/25939/in-the-studio-james-rosenquist/|archive-date=May 24, 2008|url-status=usurped|access-date=April 21, 2008}}</ref> Talking about his experience at the Art Students League, Rosenquist said "I studied only with the abstract artists. They had commercial artists there teaching commercial work, I didn't bother with that. I was only interested in – see, here's how it started. I was interested in learning how to paint the Sistine Chapel. It sounds ambitious, but I wanted to go to mural school".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jamesrosenquiststudio.com|title=James Rosenquist Studio|last=exhibit-e.com|website=www.jamesrosenquiststudio.com|access-date=2018-04-28}}</ref> While studying in New York, Rosenquist took up a job as a chauffeur, before deciding to join the [[International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades of the United States and Canada|International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades]]. As a member of the union, Rosenquist would paint billboards around [[Times Square]], ultimately becoming the lead painter for [[Artkraft Strauss|Artkraft‐Strauss]] and painting displays and windows across Fifth Avenue.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.theartstory.org/artist-rosenquist-james.htm|title=James Rosenquist Biography, Art, and Analysis of Works|work=The Art Story|access-date=2018-04-28|language=en-US}}</ref> By 1960, Rosenquist abandoned painting signs after a friend died by falling from scaffolding on the job.<ref name=":2" /> Instead of working on commercial pieces, he chose to focus on personal projects in his own studio, developing his own distinct style of painting that retained the kind of imagery, bold hues, and scale that he utilized while he painted billboards. Rosenquist was born on November 29, 1933, in [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]],<ref name="nytimes" /> the only child of Louis and Ruth Rosenquist. His parents were amateur pilots of [[Swedes|Swedish]] descent who moved from town to town to look for work, finally settling in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]. His mother, who was also a painter, encouraged her son to have an artistic interest. In junior high school, Rosenquist won a short-term scholarship to study at the [[Minneapolis College of Art and Design|Minneapolis School of Art]] and subsequently studied painting at the [[University of Minnesota]] from 1952 to 1954. In 1955, at the age of 21, he moved to New York City on scholarship to study at the [[Art Students League of New York|Art Students League]], studying under painters such as [[Edwin Dickinson]] and [[George Grosz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/25939/in-the-studio-james-rosenquist/|title=In the Studio: James Rosenquist|last=Kastner|first=Jeffrey|date=November 22, 2007|publisher=artinfo.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080524084109/http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/25939/in-the-studio-james-rosenquist/|archive-date=May 24, 2008|url-status=usurped|access-date=April 21, 2008}}</ref> Talking about his experience at the Art Students League, Rosenquist said "I studied only with the abstract artists. They had commercial artists there teaching commercial work, I didn't bother with that. I was only interested in – see, here's how it started. I was interested in learning how to paint the Sistine Chapel. It sounds ambitious, but I wanted to go to mural school".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jamesrosenquiststudio.com|title=James Rosenquist Studio|last=exhibit-e.com|website=www.jamesrosenquiststudio.com|access-date=2018-04-28}}</ref> While studying in New York, Rosenquist took up a job as a chauffeur, before deciding to join the [[International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades of the United States and Canada|International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades]]. As a member of the union, Rosenquist would paint billboards around [[Times Square]], ultimately becoming the lead painter for [[Artkraft Strauss|Artkraft‐Strauss]] and painting displays and windows across Fifth Avenue.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.theartstory.org/artist-rosenquist-james.htm|title=James Rosenquist Biography, Art, and Analysis of Works|work=The Art Story|access-date=2018-04-28|language=en-US}}</ref> By 1960, Rosenquist abandoned painting signs after a friend died by falling from scaffolding on the job.<ref name=":2" /> Instead of working on commercial pieces, he chose to focus on personal projects in his own studio, developing his own distinct style of painting that retained the kind of imagery, bold hues, and scale that he utilized while he painted billboards.

==Career== ==Career== Line 67: Line 67:

==Art market== ==Art market== The highest selling painting by the artist was ''Be Beautiful'' (1964), sold at [[Sotheby's]] by $3,301,000, on 14 May 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/contemporary-art-evening-sale-n09141/lot.51.html?locale=en|title=Sotheby's|website=sothebys.com|access-date=3 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artnet.com/artists/james-rosenquist/be-beautiful-zSs33UHp3EHRxLIfmjbvYw2|title=James Rosenquist|website=www.artnet.com|access-date=3 February 2025}}</ref> The highest price paid for one of his paintings is ''Be Beautiful'' (1964), sold at [[Sotheby's]] by $3,301,000, in May 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/contemporary-art-evening-sale-n09141/lot.51.html?locale=en|title=Sotheby's|website=sothebys.com|access-date=3 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artnet.com/artists/james-rosenquist/be-beautiful-zSs33UHp3EHRxLIfmjbvYw2|title=James Rosenquist|website=www.artnet.com|access-date=3 February 2025}}</ref>

==Personal life== ==Personal life== Rosenquist married twice and had two children.<ref name="nytimes" /> With his first wife, Mary Lou Adams, whom he married on June 5, 1960,<ref name="Current Biography">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gIU3AAAAMAAJ |title=Current Biography |publisher=H. W. Wilson Company |year=1970 |volume=31 |page=40}}</ref> he had one child: John.<ref name="nytimes" /> His first marriage ended in divorce.<ref name="nytimes" /> In 1976, a year after his divorce, he moved to [[Aripeka, Florida]]. His second wife was Mimi Thompson, whom he married on April 18, 1987, by whom he had one child: Lily.<ref name="The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives: M-Z">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IzQOAQAAMAAJ |title=The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives: M–Z |publisher=C. Scribner's Sons |year=2003 |isbn=9780684312224 |editor-last=O'Neill |editor-first=William L. |edition=illustrated |page=280}}</ref><ref name="nytimes" /> Rosenquist married twice and had two children.<ref name="nytimes" /> With his first wife, Mary Lou Adams, whom he married on June 5, 1960,<ref name="Current Biography">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gIU3AAAAMAAJ |title=Current Biography |publisher=H. W. Wilson Company |year=1970 |volume=31 |page=40}}</ref> he had one child: John.<ref name="nytimes" /> This marriage ended in divorce.<ref name="nytimes" /> In 1976, a year after his divorce, he moved to [[Aripeka, Florida]]. His second wife was Mimi Thompson, whom he married on April 18, 1987, and they had one child: Lily.<ref name="The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives: M-Z">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IzQOAQAAMAAJ |title=The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives: M–Z |publisher=C. Scribner's Sons |year=2003 |isbn=9780684312224 |editor-last=O'Neill |editor-first=William L. |edition=illustrated |page=280}}</ref><ref name="nytimes" />

On April 25, 2009, a fire swept through [[Hernando County, Florida]], where Rosenquist had lived for 30 years, burning his house, studios, and warehouse. All of his paintings stored on his property were destroyed, including art for an upcoming show.<ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/living/story/1023391.html Miamiherald.com]</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/arts/design/28arts-POPARTISTSWO_BRF.html?_r=1 | work=The New York Times | title=Pop Artist's Works Lost in Studio Fire | first=Dave | last=Itzkoff | date=April 28, 2009 | access-date=October 15, 2010}}</ref> In April 2009, a fire swept through [[Hernando County, Florida]], where Rosenquist had lived for 30 years, burning his house, studios, and warehouse. All of his paintings stored on his property were destroyed, including art for an upcoming show.<ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/living/story/1023391.html Miamiherald.com]</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/arts/design/28arts-POPARTISTSWO_BRF.html?_r=1 | work=The New York Times | title=Pop Artist's Works Lost in Studio Fire | first=Dave | last=Itzkoff | date=April 28, 2009 | access-date=October 15, 2010}}</ref>

==Death== ==Death== Rosenquist died at his home in [[New York City]] on March 31, 2017, after a long illness; he was 83 years old.<ref name="nytimes">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/arts/james-rosenquist-dead-pop-art.html |title=James Rosenquist, Pop Art Pioneer, Dies at 83 |last=Johnson |first=Ken |access-date=2 April 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 2017 |location=1 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="theguardian">{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/apr/01/james-rosenquist-pop-artist-f-111-dies-83 |title=James Rosenquist, pop artist who painted the famous F-111, dies aged 83 |last=Pengelly |first=Martin |access-date=2 April 2017 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=2 April 2017}}</ref> His survivors include his wife, Thompson; one daughter, Lily; one son, John; and a grandson, Oscar.<ref name="nytimes" /> Rosenquist died at his home in New York City on March 31, 2017, after a long illness; he was 83 years old.<ref name="nytimes">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/arts/james-rosenquist-dead-pop-art.html |title=James Rosenquist, Pop Art Pioneer, Dies at 83 |last=Johnson |first=Ken |access-date=2 April 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 2017 |location=1 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="theguardian">{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/apr/01/james-rosenquist-pop-artist-f-111-dies-83 |title=James Rosenquist, pop artist who painted the famous F-111, dies aged 83 |last=Pengelly |first=Martin |access-date=2 April 2017 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=2 April 2017}}</ref> His survivors include his wife, Thompson; one daughter, Lily; one son, John; and a grandson, Oscar.<ref name="nytimes" />

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