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1909 Szenstochowa, Poland - 1992 Los Angeles, California. Known for: Modernist-leaning landscape.
Painter, ceramist. Born in Szenstochowa, Poland on Sept. 1, 1909. Pillin immigrated to Chicago in 1924. She studied there at the AIC and Jewish Peoples Institute. She was based in Santa Fe, NM during... Read full biography
Painter, ceramist. Born in Szenstochowa, Poland on Sept. 1, 1909. Pillin immigrated to Chicago in 1924. She studied there at the AIC and Jewish Peoples Institute. She was based in Santa Fe, NM during the 1930s but made painting trips to California. Leaving Chicago in 1948, she settled in Los... Read full biography
Painter, ceramist. Born in Szenstochowa, Poland on Sept. 1, 1909. Pillin immigrated to Chicago in 1924. She studied there at the AIC and Jewish Peoples Institute. She was based in Santa Fe, NM during the 1930s but made painting trips to California. Leaving Chicago in 1948, she settled in Los Angeles where she remained until her death on July 25, 1992. Exh: San Francisco Art Association, 1939; AIC, 1947, 1948; SFMA, 1948; LACMA, 1948, 1950; Oakland Museum, 1950; Calif. State Fair, 1951 (prize).... Read full biography
Painter, ceramist. Born in Szenstochowa, Poland on Sept. 1, 1909. Pillin immigrated to Chicago in 1924. She studied there at the AIC and Jewish Peoples Institute. She was based in Santa Fe, NM during the 1930s but made painting trips to California. Leaving Chicago in 1948, she settled in Los Angeles where she remained until her death on July 25, 1992. Exh: San Francisco Art Association, 1939; AIC, 1947, 1948; SFMA, 1948; LACMA, 1948, 1950; Oakland Museum, 1950; Calif. State Fair, 1951 (prize). WWAA 1940-63. Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.
Painter, ceramist. Born in Szenstochowa, Poland on Sept. 1, 1909. Pillin immigrated to Chicago in 1924. She studied there at the AIC and Jewish Peoples Institute. She was based in Santa Fe, NM during the 1930s but made painting trips to California. Leaving Chicago in 1948, she settled in Los Angeles where she remained until her death on July 25, 1992. Exh: San Francisco Art Association, 1939; AIC, 1947, 1948; SFMA, 1948; LACMA, 1948, 1950; Oakland Museum, 1950; Calif. State Fair, 1951 (prize). WWAA 1940-63. Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.
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Painter, ceramist. Born in Szenstochowa, Poland on Sept. 1, 1909. Pillin immigrated to Chicago in 1924. She studied there at the AIC and Jewish Peoples Institute. She was based in Santa Fe, NM during the 1930s but made painting trips to California. Leaving Chicago in 1948, she settled in Los Angeles where she remained until her death on July 25, 1992. Exh: San Francisco Art Association, 1939; AIC, 1947, 1948; SFMA, 1948; LACMA, 1948, 1950; Oakland Museum, 1950; Calif. State Fair, 1951 (prize). WWAA 1940-63.
Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.