James Valentine Jelley (1856–1950) was an

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artist who was an employee of the

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and a member of the

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and served as its president from 1932 to 1935.

Biography

Valentine was born on 28 May 1856 in

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to John James Jelley, a grocer's assistant and Mary Ann Jelley (née Hubbard). James was married to Esther Louisa Langford on 6 December 1884 at the Church of St Nicholas,

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. Esther Louisa died on 17 July 1916 at the age of 64 and in 1917, Jelley was remarried to Edith Mary Brock, who like her husband exhibited at the

. He worked at the

for 40 years. Jelley had 3 known children: Harold Lyne Jelley (1886), a jeweller; John Valentine Jelley, a

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; Edith Mary Prout Jelley, whose married name was Thornton. Jelley died on 28 May 1950 – his 94th birthday – in Knowle.

Art

Jelley was described as a "prolific painter" who exhibited works that "show a wide range of subjects – everything except portraits".

References

1856 births 1950 deaths English artists Members and Associates of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists {{UK-artist-stub