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Who are the Ortlip Artists?
Self-portrait – 1944
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Henry Willard Ortlip
1886 – 1964
Willard (known professionally as H. Willard), the son of William Henry Ortlip, was an artistically gifted and highly motivated child. Recognizing this, his father enrolled him at thirteen in a correspondence study offered by the Chicago School of Illustration. Willard received thoughtful assignments and rigorous criticism, a careful preparation for his later achievement at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art.
Portrait by: H. Willard Ortlip – 1920
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Aimée Eschner Ortlip
1888 – 1969
Daughter of a prosperous Philadelphia clothing manufacturer and his wife, Louis and Emma Israel Eschner, Aimée began study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art (PAFA) in 1907. She studied numerous genres, ultimately settling on florals and landscapes.
Portrait by: Aileen Ortlip Shea – 1932
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Marjorie Ortlip Stockin
1913 – 2006
Marjorie, the second child of H. Willard and Aimée, studied art at the National Academy of Design in New York, where she was awarded the Sydan Silver Medal for “Crouched Athlete” (00487) in 1933. She began an art education major at the Normal School of Newark, New Jersey (now Kean University) and finished her baccalaureate at Columbia University.
Self-portrait – 1934
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Aileen Ortlip Shea
1911 – 2007
Aileen, the eldest child of H. Willard and Aimée, studied with Leon Kroll at the National Academy of Design in New York. In 1935 she won a Pulitzer Travel Scholarship, enabling her to study in Paris at the Sorbonne. “Henry in Band Uniform”( 00013) and “The Old Friar” (00015) were both portraits in her Pulitzer portfolio.
Portrait by: H. Willard Ortlip – 1944
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Paul D. Ortlip
1926 – 2008
See more of Paul’s Art at:
Four Generations Art
Paul was the youngest of the seven offspring of H. Willard and Aimée Ortlip. Over the course of his prolific career, he maintained studios in Fort Lee, Boca Raton, the Poconos, and eventually on Martha’s Vineyard. He set his course for art from childhood, shadowing his parents in the studio.
Portrait by: H. Willard Ortlip – 1925
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William Henry Ortlip
1851 – 1936
As a child William Henry Ortlip, the father of H. Willard Ortlip, dreamed of formal full-time study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art (PAFA), though he knew his family could not afford such training. He settled for commercial illustration and sign painting, and remained an amateur in portraiture and still life.
Redemption Mural
Painted by H. Willard Ortlip, assisted by Aimée Eschner Ortlip.
Commercial Art Gallery
Along with commissioned portraits and Aimée’s florals and still-lifes, the Ortlips accepted many commercial assignments. The Commercial Art Gallery is a sampling of their work.
Ortlip Family Art Trust
Aimée Eschner Ortlip – 1947
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