Michael Aloysius Sarisky was an Ohio artist who lived from 1906 to 1974. Known for portraits and

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s, his work was collected by the

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. He was commissioned to provide several public works in and around Cleveland Ohio, including the City Airport and the Garfield Memorial (see reference below). He also painted a mural for the

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, Post Office .American Art Annual, Geographical Dictionary Of Murals and Sculptures commissioned by Section of Fine Arts, Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency. The American Federation of Arts, 1941 pp 623 - 658 He was once married to Isabel Wilson. Michael and Isabel divorced, and Isabel Wilson married

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(full name Roy Fox Lichtenstein), the American pop artist.

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Michael Sarisky on artnetMichael Sarisky on askartDiscussion board on askART with reference to Sarisky's life, education and artPresident Garfield Memorial in Cleveland: 12316 Euclid Avenue (Garfield Monument at the Lake View Cemetery) The inauguration ceremony as depicted by Michael Sarisky is one of four paintings created by the Cleveland Art Institute faculty members in 1952 on the inside walls outside Memorial Hall. This scene is above the doorway which leads to the balconyMissing post office mural done by Cleveland artist Michael Sarisky (Cathryn Stanley/Barnesville Enterprise article, March 10, 2010)
1906 births 1974 deaths Artists from Cleveland {{US-painter-1900s-stub