Dina Melicov
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Born1905
Died1969 (aged 63–64)
KnownforSculpture
Dina Melicov | |
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 Dina Melicov, from the Archives of American Art | |
| Born | 1905 |
| Died | 1969 (aged 63–64) |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Dina Melicov (1905–1969) was an American sculptor, and painter who studied at The Educational Alliance Art School.[1] She graduated from Wadleigh High School for Girls, and studied with Solon Borglum. She married Samuel Gould.[2]
Dina Melicov was a member of the Sculptors Guild[3] and the National Association of Women Artists.[4] She worked for the Federal Art Project. Her works include a 1942 statue of Dr. Joseph Priestley, sculpted of red mahogany, located at the Northumberland, Pennsylvania Post Office[5] and Head of a Child for Public School 216 in New York City.[6][7]
Her papers are held at the Archives of American Art (AAA), with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.[8]
