Born in Garden Valley, Idaho, James Castle was a self-taught artist who created drawings, assemblage and books throughout his lifetime. James Castle was profoundly deaf and is believed to have never learned to read and write. Castle's artworks are generally small in scale considering he worked exclusively with found materials such as papers salvaged from common packaging and mail, in addition to food containers of all types.

James Castle's work is now included in major museum collections throughout the U.S. including the Art Institute of Chicago, the American Folk Art Museum, the Boise Art Museum, the High Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Shown is an untitled work by
James Castle (jca0959.40)