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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.
The following oral history transcript is the result of a tape-recorded interview with Lilian Saarinen on February 15, 1979, Fenruary 2, 1981, and November 13, 1980. The interview took place in Cambridge, MA, and was conducted by Robert Brown for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others. Interviewee. Saarinen, Lilian Swann, 1912-1995. Interviewer.
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.
Creator. Saarinen, Lilian Swann, 1912-1995. Brown, Robert F. Cranbrook Academy of Art. Archipenko, Alexander, 1887-1964. Warneke, Heinz (Heinrich), 1895-1983
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.
Lilian Swann Saarinen Exhibitions View all. 1945 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors and Drawings. Jan 3–Feb 8, 1945
