Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
The University of Georgia
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Athens, GA 30602-6719
90 Carlton Street
Athens, GA 30602-6719
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1896 Minneapolis, Minnesota - 1991 Sarasota, Florida. Known for: Lithograph and silk-screen arts, Depression-era themes.
Best known for her lithographs addressing social issues, Elizabeth Olds was committed to the idea that art is democratic and should be within the intellectual and physical reach of all the people.... Read full biography
Best known for her lithographs addressing social issues, Elizabeth Olds was committed to the idea that art is democratic and should be within the intellectual and physical reach of all the people. She was also an artist in residence at the Yaddo and McDowell artist's colonies, lived on Long Island... Read full biography
Best known for her lithographs addressing social issues, Elizabeth Olds was committed to the idea that art is democratic and should be within the intellectual and physical reach of all the people. She was also an artist in residence at the Yaddo and McDowell artist's colonies, lived on Long Island and moved to Florida in 1971. She lived to the age of ninety-five and was born in Minneapolis and attended the School of Art there. Then she won a scholarship to the Art Students League in New York... Read full biography
Best known for her lithographs addressing social issues, Elizabeth Olds was committed to the idea that art is democratic and should be within the intellectual and physical reach of all the people. She was also an artist in residence at the Yaddo and McDowell artist's colonies, lived on Long Island and moved to Florida in 1971. She lived to the age of ninety-five and was born in Minneapolis and attended the School of Art there. Then she won a scholarship to the Art Students League in New York City, where she stayed three years and was much under the influence of her teacher, George Luks, and other Social Realists. In 1925, she went to Europe and the next year became the first woman to win a Guggenheim Fellowship, which she used to study in... Read full biography
Best known for her lithographs addressing social issues, Elizabeth Olds was committed to the idea that art is democratic and should be within the intellectual and physical reach of all the people. She was also an artist in residence at the Yaddo and McDowell artist's colonies, lived on Long Island and moved to Florida in 1971. She lived to the age of ninety-five and was born in Minneapolis and attended the School of Art there. Then she won a scholarship to the Art Students League in New York City, where she stayed three years and was much under the influence of her teacher, George Luks, and other Social Realists. In 1925, she went to Europe and the next year became the first woman to win a Guggenheim Fellowship, which she used to study in Europe and stayed four years. In 1929, she returned to the United States and found her primary subject matter in Depression Era Omaha, N... Read full biography
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Museums & Collections (6)
All MuseumsNebraska State Historical Society
131 Centennial Mall North
Po Box 82554
Lincoln, NE 68508Saint Louis Art Museum
Forest Park
One Fine Arts Drive
St. Louis, MO 63110University of Michigan Museum of Art, UMMA
525 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1354Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21741-0423Weisman Art Museum
The University of Minnesota
333 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455