Mary Jane Russell, le Pavillion, New York CityArtwork Info About the Artist 1950 Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, and annotated AP, in pencil, au verso Printed circa 1996 A New York City native, Lillian Bassman (1917 2012) studied textile design in high school and modeled for the Art Students League. She joined the Works Progress Administration as a painting assistant in 1934, and when it was discontinued in 1939, studied fashion illustration at Pratt Institute and worked as a textile