Anna Walinska: A Life Dedicated to Art and Remembrance Anna Walinska (September 8, 1906 – December 19, 1997) was an American painter whose artistic journey spanned the vibrant landscape of modernist art and profoundly engaged with themes of trauma and resilience. Born in London to labor leader Ossip Walinsky and sculptor Rosa Newman—a lineage steeped in activism and artistic expression—Walinska’s formative years were marked by intelle…