James Brooks

James Brooks (October 18, 1906 – March 9, 1992) was an American abstract expressionist painter born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1906. He is known for his gestural abstractions, influenced by artists like Jackson Pollock, and his pioneering use of staining techniques. Before his shift to abstraction, Brooks also worked as a muralist for the WPA Federal Art Project and served as a combat artist during World War II.