Background
Fosburgh, James Whitney was born on August 1, 1910 in New York City. Son of James Bachelor of Arts and Leila (Whitney) Fosburgh.
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James Whitney Fosburgh
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Education
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1933, Master of Arts, 1935. Student Royal University, Rome, 1933-1934.
Career
Teacher painting Parsons School exhibited group shows, private collections, galleries. Exhibited one-man show Durlacher Brothers, 1952, 55, 57, San Francisco Palace Legion of Honor, 1955, Los Angeles County Museum, 1955, Kennedy Galleries, 1968. Lecturer National Gallery Art, Yale, Metropolitan Museum Art, 1950-1960.
Represented in collections Yale, Harvard, Joseph East. Hirschhorn Museum, Washington, Metropolitan Museum Art, Boston Museum Fine Arts, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, Toledo Museum Fine Arts, private collections.
Design, 1952; paintings Chairman of Commission for Paintings for White House, 1961-1963. Member, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City, 1962-1978, Committee for Preservation White House, 1964-1978.
Achievements
Membership
Served in United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946.
Connections
Married Mary Cushing, 1953.
