Lillian Adelman
Lillian Adelman (1899 – 1985) was an American artist known for her work with the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Her work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery.
Lillian Adelman
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- Name
- Lillian Adelman
- Born
- 1899
- Died
- 1985
- Field
- Printmaker
- Nationality
- United States
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Lillian Adelman (1899 – 1985) was an American artist known for her work with the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Her work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery.
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• Name — Lillian Adelman • Born — 1899 • Died — 1985 • Field — Printmaker
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• Illustration — Abandoned Factory, c. 1936-42 • Illustration — Where Do We Go from Here?, 1939 • Illustration — The Hudson at Peekskill, c. 1935–43
Lillian Adelman – I like New York, c. 1937
Lillian Adelman
Lillian Adelman – Abandoned Factory, c. 1936-42
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