James gobel biography

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Born in 1972 in Portland, Oregon, James Gobel received his BFA at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1996) and his MFA at the University of California.

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JAMES, GOBEL DALE

RIP 22 October 2023

Name: Gobel Dale James
Rank/Branch: O4/US Air Force
Unit: 44th TFS
Date of Birth: 11 October 1930
Home City of Record: Fairland OK
Date of Loss: 15 Jul 1968
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 173208N 1063030E (XE601393)
Status (in 1973): Released POW
Category:
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F105F
Missions: 34
Other Personnel in Incident: Larry E. Martin (remains returned)

Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project 01 April 1990 with the assistance
of one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency
sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources,
interviews. Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK. 2025

REMARKS: 730314 RELEASED BY DRV

SYNOPSIS: The F105 Thunderchief ("Thud"), in its various versions, flew more
missions against North Vietnam than any other U.S. aircraft. It also suffered
more losses, partially due to its vulnerability, which was constantly under
revision. Between 1965 and 1971, the aircraft was equipped with armor plate, a
secondary flight control system, an impr

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Hammer Projects: James Gobel

By Nayland Blake

I feel fat today, and I'm glad. James Gobel's pictures make me feel glad, make me want to live in the world they present, a world of smiling fat men, shown singly or in pairs, at home, in bars, and outdoors. Meticulously constructed of yarn and felt, Gobel's pictures are at once warm and blank, homey and oddly unsettling in their single-mindedness. At first they seem to be pictures of "regular guys"—truckers, repairmen, working-class buds for the most part. They wear flannel shirts and facial hair and hang out in bars or cellars. They might all be members of the same extended family. As I look at them longer, I notice the details that lurk around the corners of the images—the logo on a T-shirt, a particular tattoo—which clue me in to the fact that something else is going on with these guys.

Like most young artists, James Gobel was able to discover what he needed to do only by first collecting a bunch of stuff he wanted to look at. That stuff turned out to be pinup magazines featuring large men: Bear, Bulk Male, Heavy Duty,

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James Gobel:
The Charles Laughton Papers

Exhibition Dates: February 24 – March 30, 2024
Reception: Saturday, February 24th from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

🗓️ Saturday, March 16th, at 1:00 pm: The gallery welcomes William Moreno, who will interview James Gobel about the extensive research and preparation that comprise The Charles Laughton Papers.

William Moreno is the former museum director of The Mexican Museum, San Francisco and founding director of the Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, Claremont, as well as a founding board member of LACE. He is a contributor to Artillery Magazine, as well as other publications and is the principle of William Moreno Contemporary, a consulting firm to museums and arts organizations.

PATRICIA SWEETOW GALLERY is thrilled to present The Charles Laughton Papers by Bay Area artist James Gobel.

The Charles Laughton Papers were extensively researched and meticulously composed, an exquisite and important body of work in the oeuvre of James Gobel. The series debuted in 2020 in San Francisco; however, due to