Ellen Wilt
Product Details
Ellen Wilt, American, 1921-2020. A mid 20th century chalk pastel on ‘fuzzy’ paper figural drawing, titled "Oleander (Bitter Laurel)". Signed "Ellen Wilt" lower left, titled with artist information verso. Image 38 x 24" high, in silver metal frame 40 1/4 x 26 1/4" high overall.
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Biography:
Born in 1921 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ellen was a prolific artist, educator, and supporter of social causes for her entire life. She exhibited her art in hundreds of shows, and served as a teacher, educator, and mentor to thousands of people throughout her career. She grew up during the depression, and that experience, along with her parents' professions as social workers led her to support social causes. At a summer art school in 1940, she met her future husband, Richard Wilt, whom she married in 1943, settling in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1947. In 1967, at the age of 45, she headed back to school to take art classes, getting a BA in 1968 and a Master of Art in 1970 from the University of Michigan. She then taught art at Eastern Michigan University beginning in 1968, becoming an emeritus professor on her retirement in 1985.