Lily Furedi
1896
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1969
Hungarian-American artist
Lily Furedi was a Hungarian-American artist, whose original Hungarian name was Füredi Lili. A native of Budapest, she achieved national recognition for her 1934 painting, The Subway, a sympathetic portrayal of passengers in a New York subway car. Light-hearted in tone, the painting depicts a cross-section of city dwellers from the viewpoint of a fellow commuter.