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Jay Contway

Jay Contway (1935 - 2019) was active/lived in Montana.  Jay Contway is known for Sculptor-animal, Indian figure.

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Jay Contway is a native Montanan, who has spent a life-time creating western sculpture which captures the life he knows. Jay spent time on the rodeo circuit, and his knowledge and respect for the working cowboy shows clearly in his art. Appreciation for the history, his own native ancestry and the people and animals of the West is clearly illustrated in his sculpture.

Jay's preoccupation with his art includes a foundry which enables him to
oversee all the details of each bronze he creates. The foundry, located just
a few yards from his studio, is the site of all castings of any Jay Contway
sculpture. No original models are sold and all are cast in only bronze or
silver. All bronzes are limited in the number cast.

Jay's work is seldom found in galleries. He prefers to market his own work
through art shows in the western United States and Canada. He was commissioned by the Latigo Corporation to do the only autho   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2617 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Research resources

.  askART lists Jay Contway in 0 of its research Essays. Jay Contway has 19 artist signature examples available in our database.

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Jay Contway


   Keywords 
Art Method
  • Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art MediaArt StyleArt SubjectChronology
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
  • Animal Specialty
  • Figure Specialty
  • Sculpture Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
  • Charles Russell Art Show/Auction/ and/or Museum

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