Tully filmus artist biography

American painter (1903–1998)

Tully Filmus (1903 - 1998) was an American realist painter.

Tully Filmus was an American painter who was born in Tully Filmus's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from.

Early life

He was born Naftuli (Anatol) Filmus in Ataki, Bessarabia, in 1903. In 1913, his parents Michael and Eva Filmus moved the family to Philadelphia.^[1]

Career

From 1924 to 1927, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Henry McCarter.

In 1930, he moved to New York, where he took a job with a small art agency where he became friends with Anton Refregier and Willem de Kooning. In 1936, he joined American artists in contributing painting to Biro-Bidjan Museum in the U.S.S.R.

In 1937, he exhibited at the American Artists Congress and joined the faculty of the American Artists School.

Tully Filmus was an American realist painter.

Born in Ataki, Bessarabia (Russia) on Aug. 29, , son of Michael Filmus and Eva Gustoff, he attended schools in Philadelphia including Central High School.

Early life.

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Tully Filmus, 94, of Fern Hill, died recently at his home.

In 1938, he also joined the faculty of the Cooper Union School of Art. He has exhibited in the Whitney Museum Annual and the American Artists Congress. One of his paintings was acquired by the permanent collection of New York University.

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