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<p>[QUOTE="lauragarnet, post: 169515, member: 105"]It seems she studied and socialized with a group of artists, some who later became quite famous, under an instructor named <b><a href="https://www.google.com/#q=Jan+Matulka" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/#q=Jan+Matulka" rel="nofollow">Jan Matulka</a> </b>at <b><a href="https://www.google.com/#q=Art+Students+League" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/#q=Art+Students+League" rel="nofollow">Art Students League</a> </b>in New York City somewhere between 1928 - 1930-something. The students rented their own facilities when Matulka lost his teaching postion with Art Students League so they could continue studying with him.</p><p><br /></p><p>From there, according to some 1940s links to Newpapers.com it looks like she became a medical artist at New York University College of Medicine (if it's the same Mary Lorenc).</p><p><br /></p><p>Mary Lorenc is mentioned in this book:</p><p><b><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=PZy9AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=artist+mary+lorenc&source=bl&ots=EME8U8ph5b&sig=ucMVnD0M26kCQrhsSeFAu7SD30Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjT84T77MnOAhWEox4KHTxqB28Q6AEIRzAJ#v=onepage&q=artist%20mary%20lorenc&f=false" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://books.google.com/books?id=PZy9AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=artist+mary+lorenc&source=bl&ots=EME8U8ph5b&sig=ucMVnD0M26kCQrhsSeFAu7SD30Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjT84T77MnOAhWEox4KHTxqB28Q6AEIRzAJ#v=onepage&q=artist%20mary%20lorenc&f=false" rel="nofollow">Irene Rice Pereira: Her Paintings and Philosophy By Karen A. Bearor</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Mary Lorenc also mentioned in the writings of Dorothy Dehner.</p><p><b><a href="http://www.dorothydehnerfoundation.org/writings.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dorothydehnerfoundation.org/writings.html" rel="nofollow">Memories of Jan Matulka (by Dorothy Dehner)</a></b></p><p>David Smith and I came to know Jan Matulka as a teacher in the Art Students League before we knew him as a painter. Among the large number of students who passed through his class, we considered ourselves part of a core group consisting of Richard Abernathy, Lucille Corcos (Levy), Francis Criss, Burgoyne Diller, Alfred Kraemer, Bella (Anne) Kroll, Edgar Levy, Mary Lorene, George McNeil, Irene Rice Pereira, Jim Robertson, and Peter Sekaer.......</p><p><br /></p><p>We were devastated when we learned in 1931 that Matulka would not be able to continue at the League. The reason given was that his enrollment was not sufficient to keep him on. With only thirteen or fourteen registered students, his class did not meet the minimum requirement of an enrollment of seventeen. Our despair was short-lived. It turned into action when Matulka got together with us to create a special private class. This project was discussed at many meetings, mostly with Matulka present. We found studio space on West Fourteenth Street between Seventh and Eight Avenues. A large proportion of the students were part of this effort: Lucille Corcos (Levy), Burgoyne Diller, Al Kraemer, Edgar Levy, <b>Mary Lorenc</b>, Irene Rice Pereira, and Jim Robertson were especially active. Romana Javits, head of the Picture Department at the New York Public Library, where <b>Lorenc</b> worked, helped with her advice...</p><p><br /></p><p>You can't see or read the articles at NewsPapers.com unless you subscribe, but Google gives tiny clips.</p><p><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/104933512/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/104933512/" rel="nofollow"><b>March 18, 1945</b></a></p><p><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/104933512/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/104933512/" rel="nofollow"><b>Indianapolis, Indiana · Page 79</b></a></p><p>A sterile gown is <b>Mary Lorenc</b>'s work uniform This girl attends operations and ... who is on the staff of the New York University College of Medicine, has worked on ...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/50099599/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/50099599/" rel="nofollow"><b>January 5, 1948</b></a></p><p><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/50099599/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/50099599/" rel="nofollow"><b>The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, · Page 8</b></a></p><p><b>Mary Lorenc</b>, medical artist for the New York University college of medicine, .... She was a student at the Art Students' League and interested in the study of ...</p><p><br /></p><p>So, it looks like you can connect her with a famous artist/art instructor and some famous artists she studied with.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lauragarnet, post: 169515, member: 105"]It seems she studied and socialized with a group of artists, some who later became quite famous, under an instructor named [B][URL='https://www.google.com/#q=Jan+Matulka']Jan Matulka[/URL] [/B]at [B][URL='https://www.google.com/#q=Art+Students+League']Art Students League[/URL] [/B]in New York City somewhere between 1928 - 1930-something. The students rented their own facilities when Matulka lost his teaching postion with Art Students League so they could continue studying with him. From there, according to some 1940s links to Newpapers.com it looks like she became a medical artist at New York University College of Medicine (if it's the same Mary Lorenc). Mary Lorenc is mentioned in this book: [B][URL='https://books.google.com/books?id=PZy9AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=artist+mary+lorenc&source=bl&ots=EME8U8ph5b&sig=ucMVnD0M26kCQrhsSeFAu7SD30Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjT84T77MnOAhWEox4KHTxqB28Q6AEIRzAJ#v=onepage&q=artist%20mary%20lorenc&f=false']Irene Rice Pereira: Her Paintings and Philosophy By Karen A. Bearor[/URL][/B] Mary Lorenc also mentioned in the writings of Dorothy Dehner. [B][URL='http://www.dorothydehnerfoundation.org/writings.html']Memories of Jan Matulka (by Dorothy Dehner)[/URL][/B] David Smith and I came to know Jan Matulka as a teacher in the Art Students League before we knew him as a painter. Among the large number of students who passed through his class, we considered ourselves part of a core group consisting of Richard Abernathy, Lucille Corcos (Levy), Francis Criss, Burgoyne Diller, Alfred Kraemer, Bella (Anne) Kroll, Edgar Levy, Mary Lorene, George McNeil, Irene Rice Pereira, Jim Robertson, and Peter Sekaer....... We were devastated when we learned in 1931 that Matulka would not be able to continue at the League. The reason given was that his enrollment was not sufficient to keep him on. With only thirteen or fourteen registered students, his class did not meet the minimum requirement of an enrollment of seventeen. Our despair was short-lived. It turned into action when Matulka got together with us to create a special private class. This project was discussed at many meetings, mostly with Matulka present. We found studio space on West Fourteenth Street between Seventh and Eight Avenues. A large proportion of the students were part of this effort: Lucille Corcos (Levy), Burgoyne Diller, Al Kraemer, Edgar Levy, [B]Mary Lorenc[/B], Irene Rice Pereira, and Jim Robertson were especially active. Romana Javits, head of the Picture Department at the New York Public Library, where [B]Lorenc[/B] worked, helped with her advice... You can't see or read the articles at NewsPapers.com unless you subscribe, but Google gives tiny clips. [URL='https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/104933512/'][B]March 18, 1945[/B] [B]Indianapolis, Indiana · Page 79[/B][/URL] A sterile gown is [B]Mary Lorenc[/B]'s work uniform This girl attends operations and ... who is on the staff of the New York University College of Medicine, has worked on ... [URL='https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/50099599/'][B]January 5, 1948[/B] [B]The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, · Page 8[/B][/URL] [B]Mary Lorenc[/B], medical artist for the New York University college of medicine, .... She was a student at the Art Students' League and interested in the study of ... So, it looks like you can connect her with a famous artist/art instructor and some famous artists she studied with. [B] [/B][/QUOTE]
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