Claire Fejes

Claire Specht Fejes (December 14, 1920 – October 1998) was an American artist.

Early life She was born in New York to parents from Poland and Austria.

Education and career She trained in anatomy, stone-carving, and sculpture at the Newark Museum, Newark Fine Arts School, and the Students' Art League through the Works Progress Administration. and a daughter, Yolande.

Her work is held in several museums, including the Anchorage Museum, Frye Art Museum, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Blanton Museum of Art, the Anchorage Museum, the University of Alaska Museum of the North, and the National Portrait Gallery. Her artwork is also on display at the Fairbanks North Start Borough Public Library.

Later life In her last decade, Fejes spent her winters in New York City and San Diego, and her summers in Fairbanks.