Lydia Bush-Brown

Disciplines: Visual Arts – sculpture
Disciplines: Visual Arts – sculpture
Residencies: 1944
Lydia Bush-Brown (1887–1984) was born in Florence, Italy to American parents, who were both professional artists. She grew up on the Hudson, near Newburgh, NY, and studied art at the Pratt Institute. She traveled widely, and spent a year in Syria. She is best known for her "silk murals," or silk batik wall hangings. Her works were exhibited all over the U.S., including the Pan-American Exhibition, the Ehrich Gallery, the Architectural League, the National Arts Club, and other venues. Her work is in the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design.