JAMES DONALD PRENDERGAST

"SNAKE CHARMER"

OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED

AMERICAN, DATED 1941

30 X 24 INCHES

James Donald Prendergast

1907-2000

prendergast was a Painter, lithographer, teacher.

He was in Chicago, IL on Oct. 17, 1907.

Prendergast studied at AIC, UCLA, and with Boris Anisfeld.

He taught at USC (1937-40), New Orleans Arts & Crafts (194042), University of Arizona (1942-44), and University of Michigan from 1944.

After retiring in 1974, he lived in Ann Arbor,

Prendergast was a member of the Laguna Beach in California, WC Society; SFAA; College AA of America.

He exhibited at the AIC, 1933, 1935, 1942; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1938-40; Walker Gallery (LA), 1939; NY World's Fair, 1939; GGIE, 1939; Sna Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1939-43; PAFA, 1939, 1942; SFAA, 1940; Univ. of Arizona, 1943; Detroit Inst. of Art, 1944, 1945. lnvw; WWAA 1938-62.

He died on Frebuary 8, 2000.