Jay Hall Connaway
American, 1893 - 1970
Born in Liberty, Indiana, painter Jay Hall Connaway was fascinated by coastal life and marine scenery, an attraction that had profound effects on his life and artwork. After studying at the Art Institute of Indianapolis and at the Art Students League with William Merritt Chase, Connaway traveled throughout the United States, taking labor-intensive jobs as a railroad worker, a doryman in a fishing fleet, and a cook at a remote lumber camp. Connaway volunteered for active duty in World War I and, after sustaining an injury, continued to help with the war effort as a cartographer and a medical draughtsman. The talent he displayed at these jobs led him to further his studies in Paris at the Academie Julian and Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Following his studies, Connaway decided to focus on painting and eventually settled on Monhegan Island, a place he and his family inhabited year-round from 1931 until 1947. Connaway's work was featured in an unprecedented 85 one-man shows, evidence of his successful and widely renowned career as a skilled sea painter.
Connaway's paintings are held in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Portland Museum of Art, John Herron Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Monhegan Island Museum of Art and in the Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, Maine
Jay Hall Connaway Paintings Art
Connaway's paintings are held in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Portland Museum of Art, John Herron Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Monhegan Island Museum of Art and in the Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, Maine
Jay Hall Connaway Paintings Art
