James Lancel McElhinney is the author of six books. His essays and articles have been published in trade periodicals and peer-reviewed journals. McElhinney has recently migrated his website blog onto a Substack—a subscription-based online platform for writers. He has written book reviews, catalogue essays, and promotional copy for events, exhibitions, and artist-estate projects. McElhinney has conducted more than a hundred interviews and oral history projects for such organizations as the Columbia University Center for Oral History, Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina, Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia, Newington Cropsey Foundation Cultural Studies Center, Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Vermont Studio Center, VoCA—Voices in Contemporary Art, and other independent projects.
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