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Jim E. Palmer of Queensbury has been a well-known artist
many years. He built his career around art and design and was the
art director of four different companies and two magazines, at a time
when things were, as he says, “B.C…. before computers.”
He began as a commercial artist and sign painter in
Amsterdam, NY and then moved to Canajoharie, where he became a layout
artist with Arkell and Smith who manufactured printed containers for
food, chemicals and plants. During his twelve years there, he
created many nationally known designs and is best known for making
changes to Aunt Jemima’s face for Quaker Oats. He also did work
for Standard Brands, Ralston Purina, and National Biscuit Co., and
others. For many years Jim did free-lance art and design for firms
such as Sandy Hill, Rist-Frost Associates, Northern Homes, Amsterdam
Printing and Litho and many others.
Now 83 years old, he has retired from both Genpak, where
he served as Art Director in the corporate headquarters in Glens Falls
and from his “post retirement” job of teaching painting at the
Queensbury Senior Center. But he remains very active. “I
paint everyday,” he says, and he still maintains both a studio and a
gallery in Queensbury, where he lives with his wife
Marion.
Jim has exhibited his fine art widely and is the
recipient of numerous awards for his work in oils, acrylics, and
watercolor. He had two pieces exhibited in this year’s LARAC
Celebrates Our Members art and craft show and still accepts commissions.
A long-time LARAC member, Jim served on LARAC’s Board of Directors from
1988 to 1991 and served as Board President from 1989-1990. He
remains active at LARAC, participating in shows and is currently working
on a logo for an upcoming LARAC project.
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