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Creator:

Rubenstein, Erica Beckh, 1914-2014  Search this

Subject:

Federal Art Project (U.S.)  Search this

Citation:

Tax payers' murals / Erica Beckh Rubenstein, undated. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Mural painting and decoration, American  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- United States  Search this

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)8420

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210594

AAA_collcode_rubeeric

Theme:

New Deal

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210594

Interviewee:

Morgenthau, Henry, 1891-1967  Search this

Interviewer:

Rubenstein, Erica Beckh, 1914-2014  Search this

Subject:

Rubenstein, Lewis W. (Lewis William), 1908-2003  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Summary of oral history interview with Henry Morgenthau, 1964 November 9. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12177

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214164

AAA_collcode_morgen64

Theme:

New Deal

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_214164

Interviewee:

Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990  Search this

Interviewer:

Rubenstein, Lewis W. (Lewis William), 1908-2003  Search this

Subject:

Rubenstein, Erica Beckh, 1914-2014  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Summary of oral history interview with Lewis Mumford, 1964 December 7. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12739

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214163

AAA_collcode_mumfor64

Theme:

New Deal

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_214163

Interviewee:

Rubenstein, Lewis W. (Lewis William), 1908-2003  Search this

Interviewer:

Polcari, Stephen  Search this

Subject:

Rubenstein, Erica Beckh, 1914-2014  Search this

Lebrun, Rico  Search this

Orozco, José Clemente  Search this

Rubenstein, Erica Beckh  Search this

Vassar College  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Lewis W. and Erica Beckh Rubenstein, 1993 February 23. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Mural painting and decoration, American  Search this

Art and state  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- Poughkeepsie -- Interviews  Search this

Educators -- New York (State) -- Poughkeepsie -- Interviews  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12718

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)215330

AAA_collcode_rubens93

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_215330

Interviewee:

Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990  Search this

Interviewer:

Rubenstein, Lewis W. (Lewis William), 1908-2003  Search this

Rubenstein, Erica Beckh, 1914-2014  Search this

Names:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Extent:

8 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Date:

1964 December 7

Scope and Contents:

A summary of an interview of Lewis Mumford conducted 1964 December 7, by Lewis and Erica Rubenstein, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical:

Lewis Mumford (1895-1990) was an art administrator for the WPA in New York, New York.

Provenance:

The interview was conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s. It is unclear why no actual transcript or tape exists for the interview; Mumford may have not wanted to be recorded.

Restrictions:

Use requires an appointment.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.mumfor64

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90f0637a6-9ec8-48d6-a2e4-36b0d8da8d08

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-mumfor64

Interviewee:

Morgenthau, Henry, 1891-1967  Search this

Interviewer:

Rubenstein, Erica Beckh, 1914-2014  Search this

Rubenstein, Lewis W. (Lewis William), 1908-2003  Search this

Names:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Extent:

8 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Date:

1964 November 9

Scope and Contents:

A summary of an interview of Henry Morgenthau conducted 1964 November 9, by Erica and Lewis Rubenstein, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical:

Henry Morgenthau (1891-1967) was a cabinet member in Roosevelt's administration in Washington, D.C.

General:

No tape exists; Morgenthau did not wish to be recorded. Summary is from notes taken by the interviewers.

Provenance:

This interview conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.

Restrictions:

Use requires an appointment.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.morgen64

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9947086b0-7890-4684-b745-19ff521d2d0b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-morgen64

Interviewee:

Rubenstein, Lewis W. (Lewis William), 1908-2003  Search this

Rubenstein, Erica Beckh, 1914-2014  Search this

Interviewer:

Polcari, Stephen  Search this

Names:

Vassar College -- Faculty -- Interviews  Search this

Lebrun, Rico, 1900-1964  Search this

Orozco, José Clemente, 1883-1949  Search this

Rubenstein, Erica Beckh, 1914-2014  Search this

Extent:

2 Items (sound cassettes (1 hr. 45 min.), analog.)

50 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1993 February 23

Scope and Contents:

An interview with Lewis and Erica Rubenstein conducted 1993 February 23, by Stephen Polcari, for the Archives of American Art.

Lewis Rubenstein discusses his early career as a fresco painter, including his training in Italy and friendship with Rico Lebrun. He talks specifically about commissioned murals at the Fogg Art Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and assisting Jose Clemente Orozco on "portable murals" for the Museum of Modern Art. He talks of his move away from realism and the themes that interested him in the 1950s and 1960s. He remembers spending summers in Provincetown and taking classes with Hans Hofmann, his work teaching studio art at Vassar College, and briefly about the visiting artists program he ran there. Erica Rubenstein talks about the significance of 1930s mural paintings, the WPA movement, and government support of the arts in general.

Biographical / Historical:

Lewis W. Rubentstein (1908-2003) was a painter, printmaker, and teacher and teacher at Vassar College. He lived in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Erica Beckh Rubenstein (1914-2014) was an art historian, whose Ph.D. thesis at Harvard, "Taxpayers Murals," related to New Deal murals.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 56 min.

Side B of Tape 1 is blank.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art 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 administrators.

Restrictions:

This transcript is open for research. Access to the entire audio recording is restricted. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Art historians -- New York (State) -- Poughkeepsie -- Interviews  Search this

Topic:

Mural painting and decoration, American  Search this

Art and state  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- Poughkeepsie -- Interviews  Search this

Educators -- New York (State) -- Poughkeepsie -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.rubens93

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ddbd1de0-8343-4628-80fa-01097bca15fd

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-rubens93

Creator:

Rubenstein, Erica Beckh, 1914-2014  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (U.S.)  Search this

Extent:

0.4 Linear feet ((on 1 microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Scope and Contents:

Thesis (PhD.)-Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1944.

Biographical / Historical:

Art historian.

Provenance:

Provenance unknown.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Art historians  Search this

Topic:

Mural painting and decoration, American  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- United States  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.rubeeric

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92e73d6bb-108b-450e-a717-362db148b6eb

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-rubeeric