With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Amy Jones
Painting/Drawing
1899 – 1968
- Biography/Description of Work
Jones was a WPA artist from upstate New York who painted a mural in the Post Office building in Winsted, itself a New Deal project. The 1938 mural is entitled “Lincoln’s Arbiter Settles the Winsted Post Office Controversy.”
- Sources view
- http://www.wpamurals.com/category/connecticut, http://www.askart.com/askart/j/amy_amy_jones_frisbie__formerly_mrs_d_blair_jones/amy_amy_jones_frisbie__formerly_mrs_d_blair_jones.aspx, Heller, Jules and Heller, Nancy G., North American Women Artists of the 20th Century: A Biographical Dictionary, Garland Publishing, Inc., New York & London, 1995, pg. 290, http://localwiki.net/hsl/Amy_Jones, http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/pwwmh/ny3.htm, http://www.newdealartregistry.org/map/LincolnSArbiterSettlesTheWinstedPostOfficeControversy/WinstedPostOffice/Winsted/CT/ Amy Jones Wedding Announcement - New York Times - 1961-4-19, Amy Jones Wedding Announcement - New York Times - 1961-5-14, Amy Jones Husband Obituary - New York Times - 1963-6-14
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