Edmund Lewandowski was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1914. He studied at the Layton
School of Art from 1931 to 1935 and then joined the Works Progress Administration's Federal
Art Project. During World War II, Lewandowski served as an artist-correspondent with the
United States military in France. After the war, he taught at the Layton School of Art
(1947-1949) and Florida State University (1949-1954). He returned to Layton, where he served
as president from 1954 to 1972. He ended his educational career as chair of the Art
Department at Winthrop College (now Winthrop University) in Rock Hill, South Carolina
(1973-1984). He died in South Carolina in 1998 and was survived by his wife Dolores.
Lewandowski was a Precisionist painter best known for his marine and coastal views. He was
also known for his mosaics and murals.
