About Lillian Elliot
Lived 1930 – 1994 (aged 63–64). Lillian Elliot was an American artist, university teacher, designer, textile designer and textile artist.
Lillian Elliott (née Wolock; June 6, 1930 – April 3, 1994) was an American fiber artist, and textile designer. She is known for her innovative basket craft.
Biography Lillian Wolock was born in 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, to Polish Jewish immigrants Litman "Leon" Wolock from Włodzimierce and Edith Freedman Wolock from Bereźne (both now in Ukraine). She had three siblings. After she graduated school, she worked at Ford Motor Company, as a designer from 1955 to 1958. Her longtime collaborator was artist , who started as her student. One of Elliott's two children was born in 1968 as Aaron Elliott, he would go on to be known as Aaron Cometbus.
Death and legacy In 1985, Elliott was awarded the designation as one of 20 "Living Treasures of California" by the Crocker Art Museum and the Creative Arts League. She was elected as a fellow of American Craft Council in 1992. Rhode Island School of Design Museum, and the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles.
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Who was Lillian Elliot?
American textile artist (1930–1994)
When was Lillian Elliot born?
Lillian Elliot was born in 1930 in Detroit.
When did Lillian Elliot die?
Lillian Elliot died in 1994 in Berkeley.
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Lillian Elliot was an artist, university teacher, designer, textile designer and textile artist.
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Lillian Elliot was American.
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· DBpedia: Lillian Elliott (textile designer)
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