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Ellen Lanyon

Ellen Lanyon (1926 - 2013) was active/lived in New York, Illinois / England.  Ellen Lanyon is known for Surrealism, fanciful still-bird life easel painting, murals.

The following copy of the memorial tribute by the Art Institute of Chicago was submitted by Gene Meier.  His source was the brother of the artist.

On behalf of the family of Ellen Lanyon, we invite you to join us for a celebration of her life.
Monday, December 2, 4:00 p.m.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Ballroom
112 S. Michigan Ave.

Ellen Lanyon passed away on the evening of October 7, 2013, most unexpectedly, at age 86, as she was returning from Cambridge, England, where she had been for the prior week, working on a series of new prints. Prior to her time in Cambridge, Ellen traveled to Cornwall, England, the home of her ancestry with which she felt a strong connection. With her family, she visited the cemetery where her Lanyon great-great grandparents are buried and other places where she had spent time early in her artistic career as a Fulbright scholar.
 
Lanyon has been an icon of the Chicago school for more than 60 years, painting in   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 6612 characters.]  Artist bio

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