Background
Brower, James Calvin was born on December 30, 1914 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States. Son of Leroy Cooper and Margaret Wood (Watkins) Brower.
Brower, James Calvin was born on December 30, 1914 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States. Son of Leroy Cooper and Margaret Wood (Watkins) Brower.
Graduated from the high school, Charleston, West Virginia, 1932.
Private practice, Huntington, West Virginia, 1933-1943; private practice, Toledo, since 1952; partner, art director, Brower, Brownsberger and Burda, Toledo, 1944-1951; director art and design, Meeks Heit Public Company, since 1992.
Member Ohio Watercolor Society (honorary. Board directors 1986-1992, publicity chairman 1986-1992, Gold medal 1984, Charles Burchfield Memorial award 1991, Exhibition award 1992, made honorary member 2001), Northwestern Ohio Watercolor Society (president 1983-1984, Gold medal 2003), National Water Color Society (Artist's Magazine/Liquitex award 1990, Member's Exhibition awards 1996, 98, Holbein award, 2005), Kentucky Watercolor Society (artist member), Georgia Watercolor Society (Gold award National Exhibition 1990, 1st Place Member Exhibition 2006), Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Toledo Federation Art Society (president 1987-1988), Tile Club Toledo, Toledo Artists Club (gold medal 1998).
Married Elsie Margaret Day, September 19, 1936. Children: James Lawrence, Sandra Joan, Margaret, Linda Ann, Beth.