A Maverick of Pop: The Life and Art of James GillBorn in 1934 in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, though formative years were spent in the Texan landscapes of Tahoka and San Angelo, James Francis Gill emerged as a pivotal figure within the burgeoning Pop Art movement. His story is one of early artistic inclination nurtured by his mother, an interior decorator with an entrepreneurial spirit, alongside youthful dreams of a different kind – those of a rodeo cowboy. This blend of practicality and imagination would later inform his unique approach to artmaking. Even during his military service i…