When the city of Boise, Idaho, bought the home of renowned Outsider artist James Castle (1899–1977), it hoped to use the property to pay tribute to the homegrown artist’s life and work. As it turned ...

Drawing by James Castle found during restoration of the Castle family house (all images courtesy of Boise City Department of Arts & History unless otherwise noted) The house of the late James Castle ...

James Castle, “Untitled,” found paper and soot, 8 1/2 x 10 1/4 in (Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz ...

What we’re looking at is a small drawing that shows the interior of a barn. On the walls there appear to be pictures, and high on the rafters there’s a row of birds. These pictures and assemblage ...

SANTA BARBARA — James Castle was obsessed with drawing. He reportedly drew at least one picture every day, and often many more, which added up to a portfolio of thousands when the self-taught artist ...

The James Castle House in Boise is hosting an exhibit examining the importance of preserving the creative spaces of our nation's prominent artists. The showcase is called "Where Art Begins." On ...

At the end of this month, the city of Boise, Idaho, will reopen the James Castle House after a major renovation and expansion. Among the 61 works that will be on display by the acclaimed self-taught ...

James Castle (1899–1977) was one of the most enigmatic American artists of the 20th century. For nearly seven decades, he created an expansive body of complex and layered work while living in rural ...

Contributing to the Boise Art community since 2017, the James Castle House preserves the astonishing and beautiful work of Castle, while enriching the local community and providing support and ...

James Castle would seem to have been on the cutting edge of several 20th-century artistic movements, said Rachel Wolff in TheDailyBeast.com. In a life spanning 1899 to 1977, he created thousands of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James Castle was obsessed with drawing. He reportedly drew at least one picture every day, and often many more, which added up to ...