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Hi Patti, Could it be *Boris LURIE*? He was himself was a Holocaust refugee and artist/founder of the provocative No! Art movement. See a basic overview here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Lurie Cheers, Claire Claire Dannenbaum [log in to unmask] http://ephemerarium.wordpress.com/ On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 7:49 AM, Patti Kinsinger < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello all,**** > > ** ** > > We are seeking information on an artist whose name appears to be Lumie or > Lunie. This signature appears on an oil painting which was a gift to the > college about 1960; the painting was given by one of our past presidents, > James M. Read, who was the U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, > 1951-1959. A former dean told me that it was a painting of a mother and > child who were refugees. The painting is in blacks and browns and shows > the side view of the mother turned away from the viewer and facing the > child. **** > > ** ** > > Our art biographical sources are limited here and my Google searches > turned up nothing. If anyone has a moment to check basic sources, we would > really appreciate it. **** > > ** ** > > Thanks so much,**** > > Patti**** > > ** ** > > Patti Kinsinger**** > > Head, Reference Services**** > > Quaker Research Coordinator**** > > Watson Library**** > > Wilmington College**** > > 1870 Quaker Way**** > > Pyle 1227**** > > Wilmington, OH 45177-2473**** > > Phone: (937)382-6661, ext. 441**** > > [log in to unmask]**** > > ** ** > > Watson Library Website**** > > http://www2.wilmington.edu/academics/watson-library.cfm**** > > ** ** > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining > ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative > matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to > [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: > http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy > Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~