MYRIL ADLER

ADLER--Myril,

of Briarcliff Manor, NY, our "famous unknown artist" and beloved teacher, died November 10 in her home at the age of 95. Born September 22, 1920 in Vitebsk, Russia, Myril, (known as "Milly" for most of her adult life), emigrated with her parents to the United States at age three. She graduated from high school in Brooklyn at age 16 and attended the Art Students League, and later the Pratt Institute, developing her own style, which she evolved through many media in her 80 plus year career as an artist. She married Jack Adler on October 18, 1941 and their romance and adventure went on for 54 years until his death in 1995. The two spent a year in Boulder, CO where Jack was a translator and Myril taught art to Japanese children in the internment camps. In 1948, with their one-year-old son, they moved to Europe. While Jack worked with WWII displaced persons, Myril pursued her art, with exhibitions in Paris and elsewhere. They returned to New York City in 1952 and then to Briarcliff in 1955, shortly after the birth of their daughter. For the next 53 years, hundreds of children and adults attended the Myril Adler Art Studio to learn from this unique teacher about art and life. She grew to be well-known throughout Westchester for numerous solo and group shows. Myril's restless passion drove her and Jack to travel the world, to places both common and exotic. In addition to the many artists she nurtured over the years, Myril is survived by her son David and his wife Jill of Newton, MA; her daughter, Sharon and her husband Steve of Croton, NY; three grandchildren, Jonathan, Eliza and Sarah, as well as two great-grandchildren, Miles and Zoe.