"Window on the World", Irving Amen, Mid Century Lithograph in Yellow

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This mid 20th century lithograph on paper entitled Window on the World is by Irving Amen (1918-2011). Amen studied at … Read more This mid 20th century lithograph on paper entitled Window on the World is by Irving Amen (1918-2011). Amen studied at the Art Students League and Academy Grande Chaumiere in Paris. His first exhibition was at the New School for Social Research and in 1949 the Smithsonian Institution launched a one man exhibition of his work. He had numerous additional exhibitions including the Artists House in Jerusalem, the Library of Congress and the National Academy of Design. He taught at the Pratt Institute and Notre Dame University. He designed twelve stained glass windows for the Agudas Achim Synagogue in Ohio and illustrated the epic Gilgamesh for the Limited Editions Club.
Amen's work is included the collections of many museums including the Metropolitan, the Museum of Modern Art, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Albertina Museum Vienna, the Bezalel National Museum Jerusalem, the Biblioteque Nationale Paris, the Biblioteque Royal Brussels, the Auckland City Art Gallery Auckland New Zealand, and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC.
Signed and titled on bottom. The piece will be matted to fit a standard sized frame. See less