biography of Milan PETROVITS (1892-1944)

Birth place: Vienna, Austria.

Death place: Pittsburgh, PA

Addresses: Verona, PA

Profession: Painter, drawing specialist, illustrator, teacher

Studied: CI with A.C. Sparks.

Exhibited: S. Indp. A., 1917-18; Pittsburgh AA, 1922 (prize), 1923 (prize), 1924 (prize), 1932 (prize); PAFA Ann., 1923, 1934-35; Pittsburgh Art Soc., 1938 (prize).

Member: Pittsburgh AA.

Work: Public Sch. Coll., Pittsburgh

Comments: Came to the U.S. in 1905. A versatile painter who worked with a number of subjects, styles and techniques, from nostalgic Hungarian genre scenes to abstract landscapes. Teaching: AI Pittsburgh.

Sources: WW40; Chew, ed., Southwestern Pennsylvania Painters, 103, 104; Falk, Exh. Record Series.

Legals