Sohr made his way to San Francisco, but a conviction back in Louisiana for selling marijuana led to three and a half years in Angola prison, where Sohr really learned how to paint, studying the masters from art books. The essentially self-taught artist has amassed an immense body of work since.
- Collections
- Art in Public Places, City of New Orleans Percent for Art
About the artist
James Robert Sohr
b. 1945
Sohr made his way to San Francisco, but a conviction back in Louisiana for selling marijuana led to three and a half years in Angola prison, where Sohr really learned how to paint, studying the masters from art books. The essentially self-taught artist has amassed an immense body of work since.
