Creator:

Desow-Fishbein, Lillian, 1921-2004  Search this

Levin, Blossom  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Place of publication, production, or execution:

United States

Physical Description:

2 Sound cassettes; 76 Pages, Transcript

Summary:

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.

Citation:

Interview with Lillian Desow-Fishbein, 1984 Aug. 8. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Biography Note:

Painter; Chicago, Ill.

Language Note:

English .

Provenance:

Donated 1986 by the American Jewish Committee.

Location Note:

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Topic:

Jewish art and symbolism  Search this

Jewish artists  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)10292

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213480

AAA_collcode_desolill

Theme:

Women

Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_213480