Artemis Jegart

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.

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

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]

Personal life

Jegart was born in Florida to Paul H Skevakis and Evelyn D Skevakis. She had one older sibling, Mary Skevakis. "Artemis Skevakis", United States census, 1940; Saint Petersburg, Election Precinct 42, Pinellas, Florida, United States; roll T627, page 20B, line 68, enumeration district 52-46. Retrieved on 2020-07-20. She was married to sculptor Rudolf Jegart, and divorced in December 1967.[4] The couple had two daughters: Rudi, born on July 11, 1959, and Nike, born on August 20, 1964.

Jegart earned a Bachelor's and master's degree in art from Florida State University.[5][6] Jegart married Riley Housewright on August 30, 1969, and moved with him to Frederick, Maryland.[7] The couple were married for 34 years.[3]

References
  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.
  4. "Rudolf A Jegart". Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001. FamilySearch. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. Jegart, Artemis Skevakis. "discussion of the paintings in my one man show". fsu.digital.flvc.org. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  6. "Mickey Adair's homage to Artemis Jegart mural on display at airport". Tallahassee Democrat. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  7. "Sculptor Rudy Jegart and painter Artemis Jegart at work - Tallahassee, Florida". Florida Memory. Florida Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services. Retrieved 20 July 2020.


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