Olga Mohr | |
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Born | Elizabeth Olga Mohr July 20, 1905 |
Died | April 10, 1955 | (aged 49)
Nationality | American |
Other names | Olga E. Zoellner, Olga Elizabeth Mohr, Olga Mohr Zoellner |
Occupation | artist |
Years active | 1931–1953 |
Olga Mohr (1905–1955) was an American artist who worked in various mediums including painting, ceramics and weaving. She was one of the WPA′s Section of Fine Arts artists and created the post office mural for Stilwell, Oklahoma. She was also in charge of the Federal Art Project for the Cincinnati public schools and was the only female member of the New Group of Cincinnati Artists, who studied and exhibited modern art in Ohio during the decade preceding World War II.