Irving George Lehman

1900-1983

Born in Kiev, Russia.

ILehman studied at the Art Students League and Cooper Union in New York City.

He eventually becoming a Member of the American Artists Congress, American Abstract Artists and other contemporary avant-garde groups.

With many others he worked on the WPA.

Exhibitions: Whitney Museum, National Academy, Albany Institute, Brooklyn Museum PAFA, and numerous important American and European institutions and galleries.

Awards: His work won international acclaim from England - Israel - Paris, while he is primarily accorded a permanent place in American Art History as member of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism.