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.