Indian War Party. 18" by 22" framed. James Lee Colt (1922 - 2005) was active/lived in California, Arizona, Kansas, Missouri. James Colt is known for Impressionist paintings-western genre, landscape. James Colt was forever the teacher of the philosophy behind great art. This quote from him sums up the core values of his life works: "Every great painting has it's own 'Tour De Force'. It conjures up human perceptions of fear, nostalgia, peace, or horror. You want to be sure you can back up your profundity of thought graphically. You want to set up an anxiety and tension in the viewer." James L. Colt was born James Lee Clutter on December 18, 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri. He changed his name to James Colt in 1977. His parents were Edna Frances and Chester A. Clutter. His father died in 1926, and his mother, Edna, remarried in 1927 to Harrrison G. Haskin. Colt moved to Southern California with his mother, step father, and older sister Marian between 1927-1930.