Background
He was born Naftuli (Anatol) Filmus in Ataki, Bessarabia, in 1903.
He was born Naftuli (Anatol) Filmus in Ataki, Bessarabia, in 1903.
From 1924-1927, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Henry McCarter.
In 1936, he joined American artists in contributing painting to Biro-Bidjan Museum in the United States.S.R. In 1937, he exhibited at the American Artists Congress and joined the faculty of the American Artists School. In 1938, he also joined the faculty of the Cooper Union School of Artist He has exhibited in the Whitney Museum Annual and the American Artists Congress.
One of his paintings was acquired by the permanent collection of New York University.
Other museums that have shown his work include the Art Institute of Chicago, City Art Museum of Saint Louis, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Berkshire Museum. She later invited them to help launch the Becket Arts Center.