Theodore N. Lukits (1897-1992)
             
     

Tuition for Washington University School of Fine Arts, June 3, 1911, when the artist was thirteen
Letter of recommendation dated May 7, 1912, after Lukits had moved from St. Louis to Chicago in the era before child labor laws [enlarge image]
                           
Theodore Lukits enjoying the warm weather on July 13, 1913,Wilson Beach, Chicago, Illinois
Theodore Lukits, the young portrait painter, circa 1913
Enjoying the summer weather, Wilson Beach, Chicago, July 7, 1914
  Group of artists, Art Institute of Chicago; Theodore lukits upper left, October 1916     Theodore Lukits with an unknown woman painter, Art Institute of Chicago, June 1917  
Nineteen-year-old Theodore Lukits with academic works, June 1917
     
  Inscribed on reverse: "Myself by Mr. E. Morgan R. MS. of London January 28 - 1916 Medallist Paris Salon 1914. 45-minute sketch Grease paint."  
     
         
Theodore Lukits with groups of art students, Art Institute of Chicago; Lukits pictures with head resting on models' leg. Dated February 19, 1918    
         
 
   
Theodore Lukits' Portrait Bust; terra cotta. Completed January 1-14, 1915
     
     
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