James Muir

b. 1945

james-muir

BORN IN

Indianapolis, Indiana

KNOWN FOR

Bronze allegorical and history figure sculpture

James N. Muir was born in Indianapolis, Indiana 1945. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point for two years and completed his B.S. Degree at Indiana University in 1970. His professional art career as a sculptor began in 1979, and he has continued to be a full-time professional artist for 26 years.

He ultimately settled in Sedona, Arizona, and there embarked on a full-time career in sculpting, initially specializing in historical subjects. In 1990 he began to expand his work to include contemporary subjects and accepting commissions in life-size and monumental. He prides himself on attention to detail, which he directs to crafting his bronzes.