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About The Artist: Irma Cavat

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Irma Cavat became a professional artist in her early twenties. She studied with Russian sculptor, Alexander Archipenko and modeled for French surrealist painter, Renee Magritte. She also studied at the New School for Social Research in New York. Cavat designed the windows of FAO Schwartz toy store on Fifth Avenue, illustrated science fiction books, and designed her own jewelry. As a young artist, she worked with...