Judy Zemnick

Judy M. Zemnick (July 12, 1917 – December 22, 2007) was an American artist. In 1938 when she was 21 she was painting a polar bear at the Brookside Zoo in Cleveland, Ohio, when it attacked and mauled her causing severe injuries.[1]

She made several sculptures related to the transportation history of Cleveland.[2][3] The General Services Administration has three of her paintings.[3] She had a sister and a brother.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Depression, ID: 5987 | This file appears in: The Great; Zoo, the. "Polar Bear Attack, 1938". Clevelandhistorical.org. Retrieved June 29, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Ohio". Livingnewdeal.org. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Judith Zemnick | Artists | GSA Fine Arts Collection". Art.gsa.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Judy Zemnick Obituary (2007) - Cleveland, OH - Cleveland.com". Legacy.com. Retrieved Jun 29, 2026.