Artist

Jay DeFeo

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American, 1929–1989

Jay DeFeo was an American Abstract Expressionism artist. 7 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Jay DeFeo was born in Hanover.

Jay DeFeo (31 March 1929 – 11 November 1989) was an American visual artist who became celebrated in the 1950s as part of the spirited community of Beat artists, musicians, and poets in San Francisco. Best known for her monumental work The Rose, DeFeo produced experimental works throughout her career, exhibiting what art critic Kenneth Baker called “fearlessness.”

Works by Jay DeFeo

Collections represented

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