Peggy Lipschutz

Self-Portrait (2016)
acrylic on canvas
24 x 16 in.

Born in England in 1918, Peggy Lipschutz received formal training from the Pratt Institute. A longtime Chicago area resident, Lipschutz worked as an illustrator, political cartoonist and served as editor for the newspaper, Labor Today, before devoting herself fully to painting in 1992. Her work has been shown at the Art Institute of Chicago, Detroit Institute of Arts, and the ACA Gallery in New York. She contributes to the arts through her powerful and expressionistic works that celebrate female achievement.