Lillian Orlowsky (1914-2004)

Proceeds from the sale of Lillian Orlowsky's works benefit the Provincetown Art Association and Museum

Lillian Orlowsky (1914-2004)

Lillian Orlowsky studied at the Alliance Art School, the National Academy of Design, the American Artist School, and the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Art.

Studying with Hofmann, she had a studio at Days Lumber Yard (now the Fine Arts Work Center), along with George McNeil, Fritz Bultman, William Freed, Perle Fine, Peter Busa, Bruce McKain, Jan Muller, Myron Stout, and Myrna Harrison.

A WPA (Works Projects Administration - Art Project) artist, Orlowski was part of the cultural change in painting as trends went from realism to abstraction. "I no longer saw painting as an imitation of nature, but, instead, as an attempt to interpret nature on the picture plane.” —Lillian Orlowsky

In her 70-year career, she was also a textile designer, teacher and curator. Her work was included in the 1939 World's Fair in New York.

Orlowsky's paintings are in major public collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, and the Chrysler Museum of Art.