John’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Hackney Coach and Cabriolet Fares/ Regulations and Acts of Parliament (Handkerchief)
Designed by John Leander Bishop (English, 1810–1868) England, London

Untitled
James Bishop American, 1927-2021

Avant le jour
James Bishop American, 1927-2021

Brancusi
James Bishop American, 1927-2021

Tree I
James Bishop American, 1927-2021

Mondrian II
James Bishop American, 1927-2021

Tree V
James Bishop American, 1927-2021

Tree IV
James Bishop American, 1927-2021

Tree III
James Bishop American, 1927-2021

Tree II
James Bishop American, 1927-2021

A Bishop Saint
Bartolomé Bermejo (Bartolomé de Cárdenas; Spanish, documented 1468–c. 1501)

Mondrian I
James Bishop American, 1927-2021

Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)
Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580–1654)

Genuflection of the Bishop
Jean Dubuffet French, 1901–1985

The Bishop's Apricot
Gustave Baumann American, 1881-1971

Early
James Bishop American, 1927-2021

Augustus John, Hampshire, England
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

Office Girls
Isabel Bishop American, 1902-1988

Plaque with a Bishop
Follower of Nicholas of Verdun (French [Lorraine] or Mosan, active 1181–1205)

Saint John the Evangelist
Paolo Farinati Italian, 1524-c. 1606