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Creator:
Desow-Fishbein, Lillian, 1921-2004  Search this
Interviewer:
Levin, Blossom  Search this
Extent:
2 Sound cassettes
76 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1984 Aug. 8
Scope and Contents:
An interview with Lillian Desow-Fishbein conducted 1984 Aug. 8 by Blossom Levin. Desow-Fishbein speaks of her childhood in Detroit; her early studies in fashion design; attending Cranbrook Academy of Art; Judaic themes in her early work; moving to Chicago; how Chicago has influenced her and her work; teaching and her philosophies of education; galleries she has been affiliated with; her charitable and philanthropic activities; influences on her work; and her concerns about the survival of Judaism.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter; Chicago, Ill.
Provenance:
Donated 1986 by the American Jewish Committee.
Occupation:
Painters -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this
Topic:
Jewish art and symbolism  Search this
Jewish artists  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.desolill
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c486a0c0-1401-4c33-b350-d982a0bd0ad5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-desolill