Artemis Jegart

Artemis Jegart
Jegart in 1968
Born (1927-07-18) July 18, 1927 (age 97)
Other namesArtemis Housewright, Artemis Skevakis
Occupation(s)painter, sculptor

Artemis Skevakis Jegart Housewright (born July 18, 1927) is a painter and interior decorator from Florida, named one of the outstanding new talents in the US by Art in America in 1956.

She created a mural of the Capitol Center for Tallahassee's original Municipal Airport which was dedicated April 23, 1961, a mural later re-created and exhibited at Tallahassee International Airport.[1] She was also commissioned to paint a mural in Dodd Hall on FSU's campus.[2] She primarily worked in oils and polymer using a collage style, Later in her life as she worked more on interiors she would often use local materials particularly seashells.[3]

  1. ^ "Homage to Former Tallahassee Airport Mural Now on Display at Tallahassee International Airport". Tallahassee Magazine. 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  2. ^ "Dodd Hall". FSU Legacy Walk. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  3. ^ Ascher, Amalie Adler (20 Dec 1981). "An indoor seashore". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 248 – via Newspapers.com.