Background
Olinsky, Iran Gregorewitch was born on January 1, 1878 in Southern Russia. Son of Gregor and Katherine (Eshai) Olinsky.
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Iran Gregorewitch Olinsky
Edit ProfileEducation
Came to America, 1891. Educated National Academy Design, New York, 1893-1898. Studied in France and Italy, 1908-1911.
Career
In New York most of time since 1891. Assistant to John Louisiana Farge, 1900-1908. Member of faculty National Academy of Design since 1912, also of Art Students’ League of New New York Represented in many public collections: Detroit Museum of Artist
Butler The Art Institute of Chicago, Youngstown, O. Omaha Society of Fine Arts.
Dallas (Texas) Art Association.
Chicago Art Institute. Metropolitan Museum, New York City. National Academy Design, Lotos Club, Century Association and National Arts Club (all of New York).
Court House, Brooklyn.
Montclair (New Jersey) Museum. Norfolk (Virginia) Art Museum.
Dayton (O.) The Art Institute of Chicago. Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science and Art, Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Louise Crombie Beach Memorial Collection, Connecticut Agricultural College, Storrs, Connecticut.
Art Institute of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Achievements
Membership
Member of faculty National Academy of Design since 1912, also of Art Students’ League of New New York Represented in many public collections: Detroit Museum of Artist Clubs: MacDowell, Salmagundi, Lotos. National Arts (life).
Connections
Married Genevieve A. Karfunkle, July 13, 1904. Children: Leonore, Tosca.
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Awards
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Awarded Thomas B. Clarke of $1,000, Salmagundi Club, 1919. Lyme Art Association Museum purchase prize, 1922. West. South. Eaton purchase prize, 1926.tempSpaceCarnegie prize, National Academy of Design, 1929. Mr. and Mistress William O. Goodman prize, Lyme Art Association, 1930. Prize, National Academy Design, 1914.tempSpaceSamuel T. Shaw prize Maida Gregg Memorial prize ($1,000), National Arts Club, 1931. Henry West. Ranger purchase, National Academy Design, 1931. National Arts Club prize of $100, 1935, gold medal of honor, Allied Artists of America, 1935.tempSpaceMedal for merit, Montclair Art Museum, 1935. Isidor prize, Salmagundi Club, 1937. Anonymous prize, Lyme Art Association, 1937.tempSpaceIsidor prize, Salmagundi Club, 1939. The Adolph and Clara Obrig prize, National Academy of Design, 1940. Drawing prize, Lotos Club, 1941.tempSpaceDe Camp prize, Boston, 1942. Thomas B. Proctor prize, National Academy Design, 1952. Henry West. Ranger purchase, National Academy Design, 1953.tempSpacePrize Allied Artist of America, 1954. Andrew Carnegie prize, National Academy of Design, 1955. Associate National Academy, 1914.tempSpaceNational Academician, 1919. Member Artist Aid Society, Association of Mural Painters, Artists Fund Society, Allied Artists of America, New York Society of Painters.Awarded Thomas B. Clarke of $1,000, Salmagundi Club, 1919. Lyme Art Association Museum purchase prize, 1922. West. South. Eaton purchase prize, 1926.tempSpaceCarnegie prize, National Academy of Design, 1929.
Mr. and Mistress William O. Goodman prize, Lyme Art Association, 1930. Prize, National Academy Design, 1914.tempSpaceSamuel T. Shaw prize Maida Gregg Memorial prize ($1,000), National Arts Club, 1931. Henry West. Ranger purchase, National Academy Design, 1931.
National Arts Club prize of $100, 1935, gold medal of honor, Allied Artists of America, 1935.tempSpaceMedal for merit, Montclair Art Museum, 1935. Isidor prize, Salmagundi Club, 1937. Anonymous prize, Lyme Art Association, 1937.tempSpaceIsidor prize, Salmagundi Club, 1939.
The Adolph and Clara Obrig prize, National Academy of Design, 1940. Drawing prize, Lotos Club, 1941.tempSpaceDe Camp prize, Boston, 1942. Thomas B. Proctor prize, National Academy Design, 1952.
Henry West. Ranger purchase, National Academy Design, 1953.tempSpacePrize Allied Artist of America, 1954. Andrew Carnegie prize, National Academy of Design, 1955. Associate National Academy, 1914.tempSpaceNational Academician, 1919.
Member Artist Aid Society, Association of Mural Painters, Artists Fund Society, Allied Artists of America, New York Society of Painters.