James Sleator

Painting, Visual Artist

1886 – 1950

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Who was James Sleator?

James Sinton Sleator, was an Irish artist, born in Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland.

Painter of portraits and still life, James Sleator was son of William Slator, who taught at Derryvane National School, near Portadown, and was later principal of Strandtown National School, Belfast. The son studied at Belfast School of Art and in 1910 secured a scholarship for study at the Metropolitan School of Art, Dublin, where he was under Sir William Orpen and won several prizes. Continuing his studies at the Slade School of Art, London, from there he went to Paris. He returned to Dublin in 1915 to become a teacher at the metropolitan. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1917, and he became a member in the same year. Five years later he went to Florence when he painted portraits and landscapes, finally returning to London where he set up a studio as a portrait painter and where he was closely associated with William Orpen. Sleator was a member of the Chelsea Arts Club and exhibited at the Royal Academy and with the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. He taught painting to Winston Churchill, taking over the job from Orpen.

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Born
1886
County Armagh
Lived in
  • County Antrim
  • County Armagh
Died
1950
Dublin

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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