# James Lesesne Wells

> African American artist and educator (1902–1993)

**Wikidata**: [Q21994092](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21994092)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lesesne_Wells)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/james-lesesne-wells


## References

1. Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID
2. Integrated Authority File
3. Union List of Artist Names
4. Museum of Modern Art online collection
5. [Source](https://aaregistry.org/story/james-lesesne-wells-artist-and-teacher/)
6. St. James Guide to Black Artists
7. Virtual International Authority File
8. Artnet
9. National Archives Identifier
10. Whitney Museum of American Art
11. Library of Congress Authorities
12. [Source](https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1635000378/BIC?u=nypl&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=5c0dc608)
13. [Source](https://www.philamuseum.org/collections/results.html?searchTxt=&bSuggest=1&searchNameID=19502)
14. Metropolitan Museum of Art
15. [Source](https://www.studiomuseum.org/artists/james-l-wells)
16. [Source](https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/people/24006/)
17. [Source](https://library.si.edu/art-and-artist-files)
18. [Source](https://archives.nypl.org/sca/177426#c1766569)
19. [Source](https://library.nga.gov/permalink/01NGA_INST/1cl1g8d/alma993981883504896)