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Alicia Wiencek Fiene

1918 – 1961

American muralist and painter

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Lived 1918 – 1961 (aged 42). Alicia Wiencek Fiene was an American muralist, painter and artist.

Alicia Wiencek Fiene (1918–1961) was an American painter. She is best known for her New Deal era mural in the Mooresville, North Carolina Post Office.

Biography Fiene née Wiencek was born on April 23, 1918, in Chicopee, Massachusetts. She studied at the Art Students League of New York and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. In 1945 she married her professor Ernest Fiene with whom she had two children. Prior to their marriage the couple worked together on Fiene's fresco murals for the Central High School of Needle Trades.

In 1937 Wiencek painted the mural North Carolina Cotton Industry for the Mooresville, North Carolina Post Office. The mural was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA). Wiencek's work is in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts.

She died in New York City on February 17, 1961.

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Muralist, painter, artist
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Also known as
Alice Wiencek, Alicia Wiencek, Alicia Fiene, Alicia Weincek Fiene

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Spouse
Ernest Fiene

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Who was Alicia Wiencek Fiene?

American muralist and painter (1918–1961)

When was Alicia Wiencek Fiene born?

Alicia Wiencek Fiene was born on 23 April 1918 in Chicopee.

When did Alicia Wiencek Fiene die?

Alicia Wiencek Fiene died on 17 February 1961 in New York City.

What was Alicia Wiencek Fiene's occupation?

Alicia Wiencek Fiene was a muralist, painter and artist.

What nationality was Alicia Wiencek Fiene?

Alicia Wiencek Fiene was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Alicia Wiencek Fiene

· Wikidata: Q51790267

· DBpedia: Alicia Wiencek Fiene

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