1899
Born in Kiev, Ukraine
1905
Moved Rockland, USA
1929–1930
Studied visual and performing arts, including dramatics at the Art Students League
1931
Attended Hans Hofmann’s school in Munich, Germany
1932
Returned to New York and assisted Diego Rivera on murals for the WPA Federal Art Project
1937
Joined the WPA as a teacher for the Educational Alliance School of Art
1947
Studied etching with Stanley William Hayter at his Atelier 17 in New York
1949–1950
Worked in marble and terra-cotta and executed her totemic Game Figures
1957–1959
Became a president of the Artist’s Equity New York chapter
1959
Received a grand Prize for work in the Art USA exhibition at the New York Coliseum
1966
Became vice-president of the International Association of Artists Received Honorary Degree from Western College for Women in Oxford, USA
1969
Received a MacDowell Colony Medal in Peterborough, USA
1973
Received a honorary degree from Smith College in Northampton, USA and Columbia University in New York, USA
1985
Received a National Medal of Arts from President Ronald Reagan
1988
Died in New York, USA