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Datus Ensign Myers

Datus Ensign Myers (1879 - 1960) was active/lived in New Mexico, California, Oregon.  Datus Myers is known for Indian-genre, figure and portrait painting.

The following biography was submitted in June of 2006 by Art Historian Michael Perez:

DATUS ENSIGN MYERS (1879-1960)
Born in Jefferson, Oregon on Sept. 29, 1879, Myers studied at the Chouinard School of Art in Los Angeles, and at the Art Institute of Chicago with famous artists Vanderpool, Freer, Betts, and C. F. Brown. Myers is best known for his paintings of the American West and his idealistic images of Native-American life.

Datus Myers and architect Alice Clark Myers first arrived in Santa Fe in 1923 on a painting trip. Like so many other artists, the Myers found Santa Fe irresistible, and in 1925 they moved into the Canyon Road neighborhood where they remodeled an old adobe on the Camino del Monte Sol (the name of a famous street in Santa Fe on which many artists lived and worked). Datus Myers had studied painting and sculpture at the Chicago Art Institute where he met Alice Clark, one of the first female graduates in architecture.  He later taught at the Ars   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5485 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Datus Ensign Myers


   Keywords 
Art Method
  • Easel Painting
  • Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
  • Poster Art, Poster Design
Art MediaArt StyleArt Subject
  • Figure, Figurative Humans
  • Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
  • Indian Figure Prior to 1940
  • Indians, Native American Specialty
  • Indians, Native Americans
  • North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
  • Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • California Before 1940
  • New Mexico Before 1940
Art Association
  • Chicago Society of Artists
  • Society of Independent Artists-
Art Teacher
  • Frederick William Freer
  • John Vanderpoel
  • Louis Betts
Art School
  • Chouinard Art Institute, CalArts, Student
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
  • Art Educator: Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
  • Figure Specialty
  • Genre Specialty
  • Post Office Mural Painter, WPA Treasury Relief Art Project
  • WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Art Association
  • Chicago Society of Artists-
  • Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
  • Art Institute of Chicago

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