Eldora Lorenzini | |
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Born | 1910 |
Died | 1993 (aged 82–83) |
Nationality | American |
Known for | painting |
Eldora Lorenzini (1910–1993) was an American painter, known for her New Deal mural in the Hebron, Nebraska Post Office. [1] She also worked for the Index of American Design.
Lorenzini was born in 1910 in Weldona, Colorado. [1] She attended the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. [2] Lorenzini was made aware of the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP) by one of her teachers, George Biddle. She subsequently submitted her entry for a mural and was selected for the US Post Office-Hebron. [3] Her oil on canvas mural entitled Stampeding Buffaloes Stopping Train was completed in 1939. [4] [5] She was paid $670.00 for her work. [2]
Lorenzini never married. She worked as an art teacher, illustrator, muralist and portrait painter. She died in Alliance, Nebraska in 1993. [1]
Her work for the Index of American Design is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. [6]
Eldora Lorenzini | |
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Born | 1910 |
Died | 1993 (aged 82–83) |
Nationality | American |
Known for | painting |
Eldora Lorenzini (1910–1993) was an American painter, known for her New Deal mural in the Hebron, Nebraska Post Office. [1] She also worked for the Index of American Design.
Lorenzini was born in 1910 in Weldona, Colorado. [1] She attended the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. [2] Lorenzini was made aware of the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP) by one of her teachers, George Biddle. She subsequently submitted her entry for a mural and was selected for the US Post Office-Hebron. [3] Her oil on canvas mural entitled Stampeding Buffaloes Stopping Train was completed in 1939. [4] [5] She was paid $670.00 for her work. [2]
Lorenzini never married. She worked as an art teacher, illustrator, muralist and portrait painter. She died in Alliance, Nebraska in 1993. [1]
Her work for the Index of American Design is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. [6]