Background
Lietz was born in Peoria, Illinois on (1893-1807-21)July 21, 1893 and died on January 15, 1956(1956-1901-15) (aged 62) in Grand Detour, Illinois.
Lietz was born in Peoria, Illinois on (1893-1807-21)July 21, 1893 and died on January 15, 1956(1956-1901-15) (aged 62) in Grand Detour, Illinois.
She studied at Butler University in Irvington, Indiana and later attended The Art Institute of Chicago where she studied with Oberteuffer, John Thomas Nolf, George Elmer Browne, Frederick Milton Grant, and Henrik Asor Hansen.
Lietz spent most of her career living in Peoria, Illinois where she worked as a painter and educator. Her primary notoriety came from the work she did as a regional Midwestern landscape water-colorist, but she did produce a sizable number of still life and figurative oil on canvas. Her professional associations included:
Louisiana Grande Art League
Hoosier Salon Art Gallery
The Art Institute of Chicago
All-Illinois Fine Art Association
Burpee Art Gallery in Rockford, Illinois
The Chicago Galleries Association
National Academy of Design (New York City)
The Association of Chicago Painters & Sculptors.