Born: 10 December 1896, United States
Died: 4 March 1991
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
The following is republished from the Library of Congress. This piece falls under under public domain, as copyright does not apply to “any work of the U.S. Government” where “a work prepared by an officer or employee of the U.S. Government as part of that person’s official duties” (See, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101, 105).
Elizabeth Olds first trained at the Minneapolis School of Art, and the Art Students League under Ashcan School artist George Luks. In 1932, while working for the Omaha Public Works of Art Project, she learned the process of lithography, from grinding the stones to cranking the printing press.