Background
John L. (Jay) Crouse, Jr. was born on April 13, 1949 in Lima, Ohio, United States.
John L. (Jay) Crouse, Jr. was born on April 13, 1949 in Lima, Ohio, United States.
John L. (Jay) Crouse obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Denison University in Granville, Ohio, in 1971, and a Master of Business Administration with a specialization in finance from George Washington University in Washington, in 1975. During the year 1975-1976, he attended the Maine Photographic Workshop in Rockport.
John Crouse first worked as the manager of the Crouse Lumber Company in Lima, Ohio (1971-1973). Since 1976 he has owned the Atlanta Gallery of Photography. He joined the High Museum of Art in Atlanta in 1976.