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James Bama is considered by
many as the most "realistic"
illustrator in a galaxy of
talented artists.
Through his simple,
yet powerful compositions,
he breathes life and
humanity into his subjects.
Critics and collectors
classify him as a Western
artist. He calls himself an
"American Realist."
As a child, Bama loved the
comic strips of Flash Gordon
and Tarzan, and knew even
then he wanted to be an
artist. After graduating
from the High School of
Music and Art in New York
City, he studied drawing and
anatomy at the Art Students
League before launching his
career with the Charles E.
Cooper Studios in New York
City in 1951.
Bama's artistic skills
permitted him to continue
drawing, despite a growing
encroachment on the market
from television and
photography. In a profile
piece about artists who have
made the successful
transition from illustration
to painting western art in
Art of the West ,
Bama says,"It was cheaper
than having to build a set.
I could do winter stuff in
summer and summer stuff in
winter. I was busy."
In an extremely successful
twenty-two year career as a
commercial artist, he
produced book covers, movie
posters and illustrations
for such notable magazines
as Saturday Evening Post,
Argosy and Reader's Digest
. In 1968, Bama moved to
Wyoming to pursue his love
for portraying contemporary
Western subjects, saying
goodbye to his career as an
illustrator.*
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