Jay DeFeo
Jay DeFeo | |
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DeFeo working on The Jewel in 1958 | |
| Born | Mary Joan DeFeo March 31, 1929 Hanover, New Hampshire, United States |
| Died | November 11, 1989 (aged 60) Oakland, California, United States |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | Painting |
| Works | The Rose |
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 courageously experimental works throughout her career, exhibiting what art critic Kenneth Baker called “fearlessness.”