Background
Hopkins, James R. was born on May 17, 1877 in Irwin, Ohio, United States. Son of Asa G. and Nettie (Miller) Hopkins.
Hopkins, James R. was born on May 17, 1877 in Irwin, Ohio, United States. Son of Asa G. and Nettie (Miller) Hopkins.
Educated Art Academy of Cincinnati. Spent 1 year in Paris, then traveled around the world, studying art in Japan, China, Ceylon, Egypt, Italy, et cetera Doctor of Laws, Ohio State University, 1948.
Painted in Paris for 10 years, 1904-1914. Member of faculty drawing and painting, Art Academy of Cincinnati, 1914-1919. Professor emeritus Fine Arts, Ohio State University University Portrait and figure painter.
Awards: Walter Lippincott prize, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, 1908.
Bronze medal, Buenos Aires International Exposition, 1910. Gold medal, San Francisco Exposition, 1915.
Norman Wait Harris bronze medal, Art Institute, Chicago, 1916. Thomas Clark prize, National Academy Design, 1920.
Represented in Cincinnati Museum Association, Atlanta Art Association, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago.
A.N.A. Director, chairman Farmers Bank, Mechanicsburg. Associate member Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts, Paris. Member Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Beta Mechanicsburg Ohio.
Member of faculty drawing and painting, Art Academy of Cincinnati, 1914-1919. Member Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts, Paris. Member Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Beta Mechanicsburg Ohio.
Married Edna B. Boies, September 13, 1904.