Ivan Gregorewitch Olinsky (1 January 1878 – 11 February 1962) was a Russian-born American painter and art instructor.
Olinsky was born in Yelisavetgrad , Russian Empire (now Kirovohrad, Ukraine).
[1] After immigrating to the United States at the age of twelve, he studied at the National Academy of Design, then worked for the American muralist George Willoughby Maynard, then for Elmer Garnsey, then for John La Farge in Boston until about 1906.
He was awarded full membership in the National Academy of Design in 1919, and served as an longtime instructor at the Art Students League of New York in Manhattan, New York City.
Olinsky suffered a stroke in December 1961,[4] and he died on 11 February 1962.