HELEN OSTERMAN BOROWITZ, art historian, author and lecturer, died on July 5, 2012 at age 83.

She is survived by her husband Albert I. Borowitz; three children, Peter L. (Talanat Lapid) Borowitz, Joan Borowitz and Andrew S. (Olivia Gentile) Borowitz; and five grandchildren, Dana, Kate, Alexandra, Maxim and Madeline.

Mrs. Borowitz received degrees from Radcliffe College, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, Case Western Reserve, M.A.

She had a distinguished career in the Department of Art History and Education of the Cleveland Museum of Art between 1971 and 1988. Mrs. Borowitz rose to the rank of Associate Curator from 1976 to 1988, and served as the head of Adult Education. She wrote two books, "The Impact on Art on French Literature: From de Scudery to Proust" and "Pawnshop and Palaces: The Fall and Rise of the Campana Art Museum" (the latter co-authored with her husband, Albert). Helen also published numerous articles and reviews in art and literary journals and essays in the Cleveland Museum of Art Bulletin.
Patrons of the Museum will remember fondly her eloquent lectures and numerou
s guides and slide tapes illustrating special exhibitions. Helen donated to the Kent State University Fashion Museum her collection of antique clothing and co-founded with her husband the Borowitz True Crime Collection at the Kent State Library.
Helen's principal hobbies, in addition to her attachment to art and its history, were reading, travel and theater.

A Celebration of her Life will be held at the Judson Manor, 1890 E. 107th St., Cleveland, OHIO, on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 2 p.m.
Family requests NO VISITATION AT THIS TIME.

Friends who wish may contribute to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106.


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