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Jay Datus

Jay Datus (1914 - 1974) was active/lived in Arizona, Michigan.  Jay Datus is known for Mural, genre, figure and portrait painting.

Jay Datus, born in Jackson Michigan, was a mural painter, who arrived in Arizona in 1937, when he was age 23.   For an addition to the state capitol building, he completed a series of murals, The Pageant of Arizona Progress, portraying significant events in Arizona's history and installed on the third floor of the Law and Research Library.  In preparation, he spent two years of research, and topics included Indians, explorers, missionaries, pioneers, miners, and contemporary figures. 

With four main panels plus side panels, titles include:
 • Apache Smoke Signals
 • Ancient Civilizations
 • Spanish Era
 • Pioneer Era
 • Modern Era
 
Datus studied at the Worcester Museum of Fine Arts in Massachusetts and at the Yale School of Fine Arts.   In New York, he studied portraiture with Wayman Adams and also studied in London, where he became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.   During Worl   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1751 characters.]  Artist bio

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