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James Morris (other)
James Morris may refer to: Arts *James Morris (artist) (1908–1989), British war artist during the Second World War *James Morris (bass-baritone) (born 1947), American opera singer *James Shepherd Morris (1931–2006), Scottish architect, partner in Morris and Steedman *Jimmy Driftwood (James Corbitt Morris, 1907–1998), American folk music songwriter and musician *James McGrath Morris (born 1954), American biographer *Jan Morris (1926–2020), British historian, author and travel writer; formerly known as James Morris *James Morris (born 1968), British musician with Mephiskapheles, journalist and technology writer Military *James Morris III (1752–1820), Revolutionary War officer, coeducation pioneer, namesake of Morris, Connecticut *James Nicoll Morris (1763–1830), British admiral Politics *James Morris (British politician) (born 1967), MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis *James Morris (Canada West politician) (1798–1865), Canadian politician and banker *James Morris (Queb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Morris (artist)
James Morris (1908–1989) was a British war artist during the Second World War. Biography Morris worked as a miner in South Wales until 1929, when he moved to London, where he worked as a designer throughout the 1930s, including a spell as an interior designer for Harrods. At the start of World War Two, he worked in civil defence for a brief period before joining the Royal Navy as a signaller. Morris served on Arctic convoy ships, including one that was shelled by the ''Tirpitz''. He sold drawings and a sketchbook depicting his experiences in Archangel and Murmansk to the War Artists' Advisory Committee, WAAC. In 1945, whilst still serving in the Navy, WAAC approved a full-time salaried contract for Morris, to record the work in the Far East of the British Pacific Fleet, alongside Leonard Rosoman. He worked in Rangoon after liberation, in Hong Kong, Formosa, Shanghai, Tokyo and Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
