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.

Alfred H. Barr
Jay Leyda American, 1910–1988

Julien Levy
Jay Leyda American, 1910–1988

The Annunciation
Jay DeFeo (Mary Joan DeFeo) American, 1929–1989

Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Karl Wirsum American, 1939-2021

First Snow, Elizabeth Street
Jay Maisel American, born 1931

Untitled
Jay DeFeo American, 1929–1989

Untitled (Nervous Breakdown Couch for Ruth)
Jay DeFeo American, 1929–1989

Fourth of July, Jay, New York
Robert Frank American, born Switzerland, 1924–2019

The Clock in the Rock
Jay Boersma American, born 1947

Young Blue Jay - No. 2
Charles Emile Heil American, 1870-1950

Soccer Player
Jay Maisel American, born 1931

Man in Bus, Romania
Jay Maisel American, born 1931

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

Bird in Iran
Jay Maisel American, born 1931

Blue Wall with Doves
Jay Maisel American, born 1931

The Advantage of Photography Over Reality
Jay Boersma American, born 1947

Mihrab or Jai-namaz Suzani
Bukhara Khanate (in present day Uzbekistan)

Found Object/Lost Object
Jay Boersma American, born 1947

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