Belle Baranceanu
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Belle Goldschlager Baranceanu (July 17, 1902 ā January 17, 1988) was an American painter, teacher, muralist, lithographer, engraver and illustrator.[1]
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![]() Artist Belle Baranceanu standing with a painting of two monks c. 1934 | |
Born | Belle Goldschlager July 17, 1902 Chicago, Illinois |
Died | January 17, 1988(1988-01-17) (aged 85) La Jolla, California |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Painting, Murals |
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She was born Belle Goldschlager in Chicago, Illinois (Baranceanu was her mother's maiden name).[2] Her parents, both Romanian Jewish immigrants,[3] separated during Belle's early childhood, and she grew up on her maternal grandparents' farm in North Dakota.[4]