biography of Hilda ALTSCHULE (1900-1983)

Birth place: Russia

Addresses: Rochester, NY

Profession: Painter, sculptor

Studied: Hunter Col., B.A.; Cornell Univ., M.A.

Exhibited: Great Lakes Exh., Cayuga Mus. Hist. & Art; Salons of Am.; Rochester Mem. A. Gal., 1929-46, prizes: 1935, 1940, 1942, 1944; Albright A. Gal., 1939 (prize); Lillian Fairchild award, Rochester, 1945; Finger Lakes Exh., 1950 (prize); N.Y. State Exh., Syracuse, 1950 (prize); Cortland Fair, 1953 (prize); S.Indp.A.

Work: Rochester Mem. A. Gal.; Univ. of Rochester Women's Center; priv. colls. in the U.S. and Canada

Comments: (Mrs. Hilda Altschule Coates) Position: assist. lecturer, Univ. of Rochester, early 1960s. While at first she painted in a realistic expressionistic style, resembling German Expressionism, her later work incorporated cubist elements.

Sources: WW59; WW47; Marlor, Salons of Am.; add'l info. courtesy of Peter Bissell, Cooperstown, NY.