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Lilian Louisa Swann Saarinen (April 17, 1912 – May 22, 1995) was an American sculptor, artist, and writer. She was the first wife of Finnish-American architect and industrial designer Eero Saarinen, with whom she sometimes collaborated. Early life. She was born in New York City to Dr. Arthur Wharton Swann and his wife Susan Ridley Sedgwick.
Lilian Saarinen. April 17, 1012 – May 22, 1995. Lilian Louisa Swan Saarinen, daughter of Dr. Arthur Warton Swann and Susan Ridley Sedgwick, was born in New York City. Lily demonstrated an early love of animals, going with a caretaker after school each day to the Bronx Zoo to draw.
Summary: An interview of Lilian Swann Saarinen conducted in three installments between 1979-1981, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art, in Cambridge, Mass.
May 22, 1995 · Lilian Louisa "Lily" Swann Saarinen was a sculptor and illustrator. She specialized in animal portraits. Lilian was born on 17 April 1912 in New York, New York. She was the daughter of Arthur Wharton Swann and Susan Ridley Sedgwick. She began drawing animals as a small child.
- Female
- April 17, 1912
- Eero Saarinen
- May 22, 1995
This site provides access to the papers of Lilian Swann Saarinen in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2017, and total 12,958 images.
Lilian Swann Saarinen Exhibitions View all. 1945 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors and Drawings. Jan 3–Feb 8, 1945
Sep 3, 2024 · Norgerie: Today we're talking about Lilian Swann Saarinen, the sculptor of iconic architecture projects. I’m Norgerie Rivas, wondering how many days I will live without electricity in 2024, in Houston Texas.
