Strange Worlds

Todros Geller

1928

Painting of man in hat with stern expression on a busy city street next to a collage of newspapers.
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Todros Geller

1889–1949

The artist Todros Geller was born in Vinnitsa (Vinnytsya), Ukraine, and studied art in Odessa, Montreal, and Chicago, his home from 1918 until his death. He worked in several mediums, including oil paintings, woodcuts, wood carvings, and etchings, often with Jewish themes. A left-wing Yiddishist and admirer of the Soviet Union, he believed that art could be a tool for social reform. Despite his radicalism, he also designed stained glass windows for synagogues and took part in the communal life of Chicago Jewry.

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