Rediscovered Art
Rediscovering the Lost Art of James Yale
To properly honor and preserve the full scope of James’s contributions, we are creating a comprehensive catalog of his artwork. This archive will serve not only as a lasting record of his creative vision but also as a valuable resource for future generations.
We invite collectors and owners of James’s art to participate in this important endeavor. By submitting a photograph of your piece, along with any details or personal reflections you wish to share, you will play a vital role in helping us reconstruct and safeguard his artistic legacy.
Please use the form at the bottom of this page to contribute your images and information. Your participation is deeply appreciated and will ensure that James’s work continues to be recognized, remembered, and celebrated.
Check back often to see the new pieces that are “rediscovered”, along with firsthand stories and interviews behind the artwork
Nautilus House
"The Self Portrait with Nautilus Shell speaks of Dad... you can feel his energy looking at it," Allison said of her father. It also speaks of James Yale, the scientist and the naturalist with his fascination with the nautilus shell and the counterclockwise spiral...
Princess of the Lake
James Yale January 31, 1947 - August 18, 2023 Model Katie Crawford was discovered one day in an antique store trying on the chainmail headpiece. I interviewed Katie last week about her experience as the model for The Princess of the Lake, and you can listen in below....
The Bust of Fay Jones and the Original Working Sketches
James Yale January 31, 1947 - August 18, 2023 For this week’s discovery for “Rediscovered Art” by James Yale on jamesyale.com, we go to the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design. It is the first time that I have ever seen the bust James created of Fay Jones, but...
The Easter Rabbit, by Jimmy Yale age 5
James Yale January 31, 1947 - August 18, 2023 James Yale, a self taught artist, was born in a small rural town of Jasper, Missouri. As a child James began to express an interest and ability in writing, drawing, and painting between the ages of three to six years old...
Who Is Seducing Whom?
In my quest discover the lost art and create a comprehensive catalog of James Yale's work, I was sharing my journey of the James Yale Legacy Project with artists Denise Ryan (https://deniseryanart.com/) and Calvin Cotton. It was then that they informed me of their...
The Lesson
This piece was titled by Cherry Brooks, award-winning blues and soul singer from Pine Bluff, Arkansas. From her early days with Loose Gravel to leading the Brooks Family Band, she left a lasting mark on Southern music and was later inducted into the Ozark Music Awards...
Beau Satori
Today's installment from the Rediscovered Art of James Yale takes me to Eureka Springs to interview Beau Satori about the stories behind the original art he owns that include the oil painting of Erin Foster, and the two pen and ink drawings James created to advertise...
The Construction of the Basin Park Hotel
This week's post in honor of Labor Day is James Yale’s pen and ink of “The Construction of the Basin Park Hotel” in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. James' inspiration for this drawing was from a photograph taken in 1904. It is one of many architectural renderings James'...
Unexpected Gifts
These two sketches were created by James in the early 2000s, both unexpected gifts, offered without ceremony. He was simply doing art, and for reasons I’ll never know, I became his subject. I don’t recall ever modeling for them, which makes their origin all the more...
James Yale Legacy Project – 12 Photos
In August 18 of 2024, James Yale's art was featured in the Generational Journeys Art Show at The Medium art gallery in Springdale, Arkansas. This video shows the 12 photos that were displayed at that show.