biography of James SWAN (1864-1940)

Birth place: Hawick, Scotland

Death place: Grosse Ile, MI

Addresses: Detroit, MI, 1890-1900 and after

Profession: Painter, patron, attorney

Exhibited: Soc. Indep. Artists., 1926

Member: Detroit AC & Hopkin Club (co-founder)

Comments: Preferred medium: watercolor. Immigrated to the U.S. in 1881.

Sources: Gibson, Artists of Early Michigan, 225.