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Michael Lenson

American, 1903-1971

Michael Lenson was born in Russia in 1903. He is a Russian-American painter who won a prize at the National Academy of Design and exhibited at several New York galleries, before becoming the director of WPA mural projects in New Jersey in the 1930s. Lenson painted a set of murals on the history of Newark for City Hall, including scenes showing industries such as tanning and iron casting.

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Creator: Michael Lenson
Michael Lenson WPA Surrealist Painting
By Michael Lenson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful WPA Surrealist painting by the noted New Jersey artist Michael Lenson. The works appears to have been refined at some point and perhaps has some in painting. We have not ...
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1930s American Vintage Michael Lenson

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"Song of Solomon", Mid Century Painting in Blue and Gold by Lenson
By Michael Lenson
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Entitled "Return, Return, O Shulemite," with a scene taken from the Song of Solomon, this painting depicts the legendary wife of King Solomon, who was ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michael Lenson

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