A Life Shaped by Form and Shadow Born in San Francisco, James Hueter grew up in a home where the arts were a natural part of daily life. His early interest in drawing began in the seventh grade, a spark that led him to study commercial art at the San Francisco Academy of Advertising Art. Before he could fully establish his own voice, the world intervened. In 1943, he paused his studies to serve as a camouflage artist in the Army, a per…