Little is found on the career and education of painter and printmaker James Groff, born in Kankakee, Illinois, on March 7, 1937. He lived in Jamaica, New York with his wife, Maria, before settling in Houston, Texas. There he had both a painting studio and a printmaking workshop. He appears to have been a prolific painter, as many of his oil paintings can be found on offer throughout various galleries and auction sites. However, records of his prints are not readily available. Groff's interest in printmaking and mention of his personal press was discovered in a letter found in James Groff: Fossils, Fragments, Findings, a catalogue of his works published by Gremillion Gallery, Texas, in the 1990s. He was also listed in the 1985/86 Printworld Directory of Contemporary Prints and Prices, Third Edition. Aside from these small pieces of information, nothing has been found to form a more complete biography. James Groff died in Houston, Texas on September 26, 1998. 

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