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Interviewee:
Gikow, Ruth, 1915-1982  Search this
Interviewer:
Selvig, Forrest  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound tape reel (Sound recording, 7 in.)
106 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound tape reels
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1968 Oct. 24-28
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Ruth Gikow conducted 1968 Oct. 24-28, by Forrest Selvig, for the Archives of American Art.
Biographical / Historical:
Ruth Gikow (1915-1982) was a painter and printmaker from New York, N.Y.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Occupation:
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Serigraphers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Jewish artists  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women printmakers  Search this
Women muralists  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.gikow68
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9db8d3f78-5e98-487e-bd3a-0f0cb3279677
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-gikow68