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Lou Barlow (or Louis Breslow) was born in 1908 in New York City and died in 2011 in New York City.

Biography
Lou Barlow was born Louis Breslow in 1908 in New York City. In 1930, he graduated from the National Academy of Design and studied art in Europe. went on to work for the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), a New Deal professional arts program, from 1933 to 1934. The Public Works of Arts Project was succeed by the Federal Arts Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, where Barlow worked in New York City from 1935 to 1941. In the Graphics Divison of the New York City Federal Arts Project, he created numerous wood-block prints depicting everyday life in New York City, with a particular attention to leisure. Furthermore, he created wood-block prints which captured manual labor across the United States during the Great Depression. Breslow's works are housed in notable museums across the United States, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas.

In 1941, following the United States' engagement in World War Two, Barlow became a medical illustrator for the United States Army. After the end of the war, Barlow continued his work as a medical illustrator, in addition to designing and creating prosthetics.

In 1951, Louis Breslow legally changed his name to Lou Barlow.

Lou Breslow belonged to the American Watercolor Society and the Philadelphia Print Club. In 1994, Lou Barlow was named a National Academician, or a member of the National Academy of Design.

Notable Works

 * High and Dry, n.d., Smithsonian American Art Museum.
 * The Pretzel Woman, 1930s, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
 * Orchard Street, ca. 1939, Smithsonian American Art Museum.
 * On the Beach, ca. late 1930s, Amon Cart Museum of American Art.
 * Speech, ca. 1935-1943, Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
 * Puppet Show in Park, ca. 1934-1943. Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
 * Gourmet Shop, 1983, Smithsonian American Art Museum.
 * Disco, 1988, Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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