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Jules Olitski

Jules Olitski, Ukrainian-American painter, printmaker, and sculptor (died 2007)

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Born
March 27, 1922
Died
February 4, 2007
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1922

About Jules Olitski

Jevel Demikovski, known professionally as Jules Olitski, was an American painter, printmaker, and sculptor. Olitski presented his first one-man show in Paris in 1951. Olitski had his first one-person show at Galerie Huit, Paris in 1951. In 1958 he had his first New York one-person show, at the Zodiac Room of the Alexander Iolas Gallery, and met Clement Greenberg, who exhibited Olitski's paintings in a large solo show at French & Company in May 1959. Subsequently he won a scholarship to study art at Pratt Institute and was admitted to the National Academy of Design in New York.

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Jules Olitski timeline

  1. Olitski presented his first one-man show in Paris in 1951.
  2. Olitski had his first one-person show at Galerie Huit, Paris in 1951.
  3. In 1958 he had his first New York one-person show, at the Zodiac Room of the Alexander Iolas Gallery, and met Clement Greenberg, who exhibited Olitski's paintings in a large solo show at French & Company in May 1959.

The world when Jules Olitski was born

Jules Olitski was born in 1922. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1922

  • #1 song"Chicago" – Fred Fisher
  • Top movieNosferatu
  • Best-selling bookUlysses – James Joyce

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGene Sarazen wins the U.S. Open at age 20
  • Top headlineMussolini marches on Rome and seizes power in Italy
  • Technology milestoneBBC begins radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadCrossword puzzles
  • Notable inventionWater skiing invented in Minnesota
  • World population1.90 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population110.0M

1922 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jules Olitski's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19222026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,270$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population110.0M341 million

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