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view of phases depicting a run-
ner. Pixillation, a more abstract 
short film, combines different 
forms of art into consolidated 
images.
The entire Lillian Schwartz 
collection held by the muse-
um amounts to more than 
5,000 2D and 3D objects 
and includes her artworks, 
personal papers and library, 
photographs and computing 
equipment.
“Lillian combines things in 
such new and profound ways 
that she definitely deserves a 
lot of credit,
” the curator said. 
“It’s kind of like computer sci-
ence combining with fine art 
and pure science in the mix as 
well.
”
A more personal section of 
the exhibit shows some draw-
ings that she made at age 94. It 
has been reported that she was 
making drawings just about 
every day, and there’s a draw-
ing in the show called “Bar 
Mitzvah Boy,
” which is very 
cartoonish and playful.
She made artistic work about 
the Holocaust, antisemitism 
and redlining, some of the neg-
ative actions she experienced 
in her own childhood. 
It was in the 1970s that 

she started receiving awards 
for her films, and one of the 
presenters was the Ann Arbor 
Film Festival. Other presenters 
included CINE, Cannes and 
the National Academy of Arts 
and Sciences. In 1984, she 
received an Emmy Award for 
a computer-generated public 
service announcement.
Schwartz’s films were includ-
ed in a 2022 Venice Biennale as 
the Milk of Dreams exhibit.
“Lillian’s work is so import-
ant that there’s potential for 
it to find its way into other 
exhibits that we show down the 
road,
” said Gallerneaux, who 
pointed out that the museum 
is working on digitizing many 
of her pieces so that people 
unable to visit the museum can 
access her projects. 
To give visitors an expanse of 
Schwartz’s interests, the 1,800 
square feet in the Collections 
Gallery has been divided into 
three sections — her transition 
from childhood to adulthood; 
her explorations in bridging 
art, science and technology; 
and her inclination for pushing 
her media to its limits.
Visitors can view her equip-
ment, mixed-media works and 
film projections. 

Details
Lillian Schwartz: Whirlwind of Creativity will be on view 
starting March 24 for members and March 25 for the 
general public and continuing through the end of the 
year at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, 
20900 Oakwood, Dearborn. Members free; general 
admission $30. (313) 788-8653. thehenryford.org.

Lillian Schwartz, 
in an earlier time, 
works on her 
computer artistry.

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