James Gill

James Gill may refer to:

James Gill (artist)

James Francis Gill (born 1934) is an American artist and one of the protagonists of the Pop art-movement. Already in 1962, the Museum of Modern Art included his Marilyn Tryptych into its permanent collection. At the peak of his career, Gill retired, in order to return to the art scene around 30 years later.

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In 1934, Gill was born in Tahoka, Texas and grew up in San Angelo, Texas. His mother, an interior decorator and entrepreneur, encouraged him to have an artistic interest. In high school, Gill and some friends started a rodeo club to pursue their first dream of being cowboys. During his military service, Gill worked as a draftsman and designed posters. Back in Texas, he continued his education at the San Angelo College and continued working for an architectural firm. In 1959, Gill studied at the University of Texas at Austin, in order to work in architecture design in Odessa afterwards. Then he concentrated on his artistic career.

In 1962, Gill moved to Los Angeles. In his luggage numerous works of art including Women in Cars which he presented to the Felix Landau Gallery. In November 1962, the Museum of Modern Art in New York - as a gift of John de Menil and Dominique de Menil – added his three-part painting of Marilyn Monroe called Marilyn Triptych to its collection. His drawing Laughing Women in car and Close-up was shown between drawings by Picasso and Odilon Redon.

James Gill (cricketer)

James Rupert Gill (24 September 1911 in Dublin, Ireland – 18 October 2000 in Dublin) was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played just once for the Ireland, a first-class match against the MCC in August 1948, scoring 106 in the Ireland first innings.

He later served as president of the Irish Cricket Union in 1961.

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