United States. Works Progress Administration Search this
Type:
Photographs
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear feet
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series. Series 1: Ryah Ludins portfolio, circa 1920-1950 (Oversize 1; 1 item)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Summary:
The Ryah Ludins portfolio measures 0.1 linear feet and dates from circa 1920-1950. The porfolio contains photographs of murals by Ryah Ludins, which were mostly commissioned for government art projects in the 1930s.
Citation:
Ryah Ludins portfolio, circa 1920-1950. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Ryan Ludins (1896-1957) was a muralist, painter, printmaker, and art educator based in New York, N.Y. Ludins completed mural projects for the Works Progress Administration Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture and the Mexican government. She taught art at Teachers College, Columbia University, Ohio University, and North Carolina College for Women at Greensboro. She died in New York, N.Y. on August 30, 1957.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 2009 by Ryah Ludins via Janis Conner and Joel Rosenkranz, estate executors.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Mural painting and decoration--Photographs Search this
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
