Jay’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Chest Painting, South Side Block Party, Chicago
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

Woman in Red, Yom Kippur Singles Dance
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

Russian Women Dancing, Aric Channukah Party
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

Sanctuary, Agudas Achim
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

Coats, Holocaust Museum
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

Running Horse
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

Social Services, Russian Immigrants, Ark.
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

Hanukkah, Orchadash Gay Cong.
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

Father and Son, Hanukkah Dance
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

Girl with Necklace, Deaf Channukah
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

Catholic Students, Holocaust Museum, Skokie
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

Boxers, Whitney's Bat Mitzvah
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

Driver/Power Plant at Sunset
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

Father and Son, Channukah Decoration
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

World War II Watchtower, Salice, Italy
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

Jewish Interest, Brandeis Book Sale
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

Super Taxi
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

Challah
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

View from a Living Room, Pilsen, from the book "Along the Divide: Photographs of the Dan Ryan Expressway"
Jay Wolke American, born 1954

Queen Esther, K.I.N.S. Congregation
Jay Wolke American, born 1954