Description: 7TH ANNUAL SPRING SALE NOW *Price Shown is the Sale Price ORIGINAL AND VINTAGE .............DATUS ENSIGN MYERS.............'SANTA FE ROAD', PENCIL ON PAPER, 7.5" x 9.5"............ This is a 7.5" x 9.5" Original and Vintage pencil on paper by the Santa Fe, New Mexico painter and pastellist Datus Ensign Myers, 1879-1960. The image shows a road leading away from Santa Fe. Dated 1931. Signed at lower right. Fine condition. Unframed. The Biography Follows: Datus Ensign Myers (1879-1960) was an early member of the Canyon Road art community. Meyers is best known for his paintings of the American west and depictions of Native-American life. After moving to New Mexico, his artwork became influenced by that of Native Americans, with whom he worked in the Public Works of Art Project of the 1930s. Myers was born in Oregon and had the good fortune to study at the prestigious Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, California. He furthered his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago. As an outstanding student there, Myers was given the opportunity to paint a mural in the Linné Elementary School, which he completed in 1910. The mural, Settlers and Indians, already suggests his interest in western themes with its depiction of Plains Indians. In the 1920s, Myers was awarded a Chicago Rapid Transit commission to produce posters advertising the use of rail transport for recreation. His posters included Wooded Island, Jackson Park, by the Elevated Lines and Green Bay Trail, by the North Shore Rail Line. These works reveal his affinity with the California colorists of the time, while displaying an assured confidence with graphic media. Myers met his wife Alice Clark (the first licensed female architect in the US) while at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1923 the couple visited Santa Fe and by 1925 had moved into an adobe house on Canyon Road. In the 1930s, Myers was appointed field coordinator for the Indian Division of the Public Works of Art Project in the 1930s. He brought to the job an enthusiasm for the subject matter and worked toward increasing awareness of Indian arts. The project was based at the Santa Fe Indian School, establishing the school's reputation in the arts. Working with some of the finest Indian artists of the time had a strong influence on the formal qualities of Myers' artwork, and sometimes its subject matter as well. Datus Myers' works are held in a number of important permanent collections including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Chicago Art Institute, and the Museum of New Mexico. As ever this is guaranteed 100% money back, to be as represented.
Price: 325 USD
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
End Time: 2025-01-30T08:44:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Datus Myers
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: Artist
Size: Small
Signed: Yes
Custom Bundle: No
Title: Santa Fe Road
Material: Pencil
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Item Length: 9.5 in
Region of Origin: United States
Framing: Unframed
Subject: Landscape
Type: Drawing
Year of Production: 1931
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 7.5 in
Style: Realism
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Drawing
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: Yes
Culture: American
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
