Perspective Box, Studio in Florence, 2007. Jimmy Sanders (b. 1963). Oil on panel, housed in a custom box, 28 x 36 x 36 in. New Britain Museum of American Art, Gift of the artist and partial purchase with funds from: Melinda and Paul Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S. Hedberg, 2011.01
Jimmy Sanders was born in Brownsville, a small town located east of Memphis, Tennessee. In 1985, Sanders was granted a full scholarship to study at the Memphis College of Art. After only one year, he became dissatisfied with the training and decided to leave the institution. In 1993, after several years of self-instruction, Sanders attended the Florence Academy of Art in Italy. Abroad, he reacted positively to a more rigorous artistic curriculum. While studying in Florence, Sanders was tutored by Daniel Graves (b. 1949), the founder and director of the Florence Academy. From 1993 until 1995 Sanders focused his studies on the 19th Century Academic style. (more…)
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