A mural created by Margot Datz and Linda Carnegie in 1981 on the stairs of an Edgartown home was almost lost forever when the 19th-century building went under reconstruction.
On Saturday, August 5, Margot Datz shares a series of paintings at the Grange Hall in a one-day show that depict variations of what she calls “female essence.”
After spending the better part of a decade restoring the historic Edgartown landmark, muralist Margot Datz considers the Old Whaling Church to be her second home.
Showing scenes of Island life, the Hot Tin Roof murals by Margot Datz now hang at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum’s Doherty Hall; a dedication and reception is Thursday evening.
Island artist Margot Datz, known for her fanciful images of animals, people and mermaids as well as larger-scale murals, brought a new crop of paintings to the Grange Hall on Saturday.
In 1979, Carly Simon opened the Hot Tin Roof nightclub with two partners. To decorate the venue, she hired Margot Datz, a 26-year-old sculptor who had recently moved to the Vineyard.
