WPA Art Collection -- Illinois State Museum

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Outskirts of Galena
William Schwartz (1896 - 1976)
oil on canvas, 1938
29 3/8 x 35 3/4 inches

William Schwartz was born in Smorgon, Russia and immigrated to Chicago in 1913. His art training was at the Art Institute. His style was modernist. He worked for the Chicago WPA in the easel and graphics programs. Schwartz became an important Chicago painter known for his modern genre, figural painting, landscapes, and non-objective work.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
photograph by Gary Andrashko
ISM Accession #: 1943.16/910.9

<i>Outskirts of Galena</i><br>William Schwartz (1896 - 1976)

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