| 词条 | Myrtle Jones |
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| name = Myrtle Jones | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|1|23}} | birth_place = Winder, Georgia | death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|2|15|1913|1|23}} | death_place = | nationality = American | other_names = | occupation = Artist | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }} Myrtle Jones (January 23, 1913 – February 15, 2005)[1] was an artist whose paintings commonly featured streetscapes and architecture of Savannah, Georgia, as well as portraits. Jones was born in Winder, Forsyth County, Georgia[2] and moved to Savannah in 1943.[1] A professional hairdresser,[3] Jones formally took up painting in 1950 when she studied at the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences under Emil Holzhauer (among others).[4] Despite this training she has been identified as a self-taught artist,[1][3] and considered herself to be self-taught.[4] In 1964 she purchased a house on Gaston Street in Savannah's historic district and used it as her home and studio through the remainder of her career.[1] Jones' work is considered distinct for its balance of modern and representational approaches.[4] During the 1950s and early 1960s, she utilized strong colors, brushstrokes and lines in her portraits, which Jones referred to as her "dark and bold period".[4] Her later works gravitated towards light colors to create a "faded" effect.[3] Throughout her career Jones depicted everyday life in Savannah, through subjects including urban streetscapes, buildings, landscapes, and portraits of locals. Jones was a prolific painter, possibly creating thousands of works within her lifetime.[1] She posthumously donated some of her paintings to the Telfair Museum of Art along with a one million dollar endowment.[3] Selected exhibitions
References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite web|url=http://savannahnow.com/stories/021705/2807006.shtml#.Vwfbf3r9h1C|title=Artist, icon and friend to all|last=Stoehr|first=John|website=savannahnow.com|access-date=2016-04-08}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Myrtle}}2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/art-georgia-1895-1960|title=Art in Georgia from 1895 to 1960|website=New Georgia Encyclopedia|access-date=2016-04-08}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{Cite web|url=http://savannahnow.com/stories/051906/3897279.shtml#.VwfYg3r9h1B|title=Visions of Savannah|last=Hersh|first=Allison|website=savannahnow.com|access-date=2016-04-08}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite book|url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36008640|title=Looking Back: Art in Savannah 1900 - 1960|last=|first=|publisher=Telfair Museum of Art|year=1996|isbn=0933075022|location=Savannah, GA|pages=63–64}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.telfair.org/womenartists/|title=Women Artists in Savannah (exhibition)|last=|first=|date=|website=2015|publisher=Telfair Museums|access-date=April 8, 2016}} 6. ^{{Cite book|url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35767595|title=Exposed! Telfair Women Artists & Patrons|last=|first=|publisher=Telfair Museum of Art|year=1996|isbn=|location=Savannah, GA|pages=}} 5 : 1913 births|2005 deaths|20th-century American painters|American women painters|20th-century American women artists |
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