Jules Olitski
Born 1922
Jules Olitski was born Jevel Demikovsky, March 27th, 1922 in Snovsk, Russia, (now Ukraine), a few months after his father, a commissar, was executed by the Soviet government. He emigrated to the United States in 1923 with his mother and grandmother and settled in Brooklyn. In 1926 his mother married Hyman Olitsky, a widower with two sons. A daughter was born in 1930. (The “y” became an “i” in 1951 when it was misspelled on an exhibition announcement). Olitski showed an early interest in drawing, copying a photograph of Jack Dempsey from the newspaper at age five. In high school he won a juried art prize to attend art classes in Manhattan. The judge was the artist, Samuel Rothbort, who became a mentor to the young Olitski. Attending an exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair Olitski saw his first works by Rembrandt and he describes the experience as transformative. After high school he won a scholarship to study art at Pratt Institute and was admitted to the National Academy of Design in New York. His education continued at Beaux Arts Institute in New York from 1940-42.
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Jules Olitski
Born 1922
Jules Olitski was born Jevel Demikovsky, March 27th, 1922 in Snovsk, Russia, (now Ukraine), a few months after his father, a commissar, was executed by the Soviet government. He emigrated to the United States in 1923 with his mother and grandmother and settled in Brooklyn. In 1926 his mother married Hyman Olitsky, a widower with two sons. A daughter was born in 1930. (The “y” became an “i” in 1951 when it was misspelled on an exhibition announcement). Olitski showed an early interest in drawing, copying a photograph of Jack Dempsey from the newspaper at age five. In high school he won a juried art prize to attend art classes in Manhattan. The judge was the artist, Samuel Rothbort, who became a mentor to the young Olitski. Attending an exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair Olitski saw his first works by Rembrandt and he describes the experience as transformative. After high school he won a scholarship to study art at Pratt Institute and was admitted to the National Academy of Design in New York. His education continued at Beaux Arts Institute in New York from 1940-42.
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Digitizing your art collection allows you to access it anywhere around the world.
A computer, tablet, and phone showing the native ArtCollection.io applications.

Available on any device, mac, pc & more

ArtCollection.io is a cloud based solution that gives you access to your collection anywhere you have a secure internet connection. In addition to a beautiful web dashboard, we also provide users with a suite of mobile applications that allow for data synchronization and offline browsing. Feel confident in your ability to access your art collection anywhere around the world at anytime. Download ArtCollection.io today!

App Store button to download iOS application.
Google Play Button to download Android application.