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Creator:

Rosenthal, Ralph, 1912-2003  Search this

Subject:

Chaet, Bernard  Search this

Kay, Reed  Search this

Kramer, Jack  Search this

Lebrecht, Alma  Search this

Citation:

Ralph Rosenthal papers, 1938-1996. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art -- Study and teaching -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Jewish artists  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)6149

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216372

AAA_collcode_roseralp

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_216372

Interviewee:

Rosenthal, Ralph, 1912-2003  Search this

Interviewer:

Brown, Robert F  Search this

Subject:

Hale, Philip Leslie  Search this

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. School  Search this

Harvard University  Search this

Alfred University  Search this

Boston University  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Ralph Rosenthal, 1997 February 10-April 7. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Sculptors -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Interviews  Search this

Ceramicists -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Interviews  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Decorative arts  Search this

Theme:

Craft  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12560

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216050

AAA_collcode_rosent97

Theme:

Craft

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_216050

Interviewee:

Rosenthal, Ralph, 1912-2003  Search this

Interviewer:

Brown, Robert F.  Search this

Names:

Alfred University -- Students  Search this

Boston University -- Students  Search this

Harvard University -- Students  Search this

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. School  Search this

Hale, Philip Leslie, 1865-1931  Search this

Extent:

65 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1997 February 10-April 7

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Ralph Rosenthal conducted 1997 February 10-April 7, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art, at Rosenthal's home, in Brookline, Mass.

Rosenthal discusses his childhood in the South End of Boston; first art training at age of 10 under Bill Tate, Dudley Pratt, and Anthony DiBona; attending the Boston public schools' Saturday art classes at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, headed by Alma LeBrecht, Blanche Brink, and Alice Morse, 1924-29; his years at the School of the MFA (1929-35) and the dominant influence there of Philip Hale; his further training in education at Boston University (Ed.M., 1936); his early teaching career; receiving a Carnegie Fellowship in 1938 to study at the Fogg Museum, Harvard University; studying ceramics at Alfred University in 1940; and his founding with Herbert Kahn in 1941 of ROKA, a ceramics supply company.

Teaching in the Boston public schools, 1936-1976, rising from teacher of sculpture to supervisor of art for the entire system in 1966; his work in sculpture, painting, drawing, and ceramics; and former students at the various places he has taught.

Biographical / Historical:

Ralph Rosenthal (1912-2003) was a sculptor from Boston, Mass.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 27 min.

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.

Occupation:

Art teachers -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Interviews  Search this

Art students -- Massachusetts  Search this

Topic:

Sculptors -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Interviews  Search this

Ceramicists -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Interviews  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Decorative arts  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.rosent97

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ef2c09fe-861f-4c53-9bae-4ae1c735e991

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-rosent97

Creator:

Alon, Moshe, 1914-  Search this

Names:

Alon, Moshe, 1914-  Search this

Jacobson, Nat  Search this

Rosenthal, Ralph, 1912-2003  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (videocassette (VHS) (2 hrs.), sd., col., 1/2 in.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Date:

c1995

Scope and Contents:

The Rosenthal interview, presumably talking with Moshe Alon (off camera) discusses his training and teaching at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston School, and Boston University, and in the Boston Public Schools where he was the first Jewish art teacher. He mentions Alan Crite, Philip Hale, Bernard Chaet, Karl Zerbe.

The second and lengthier (approx. 1 1/2 hrs.) is an interview with Nat Jacobson, and his interest in becoming an artist, museum schools, painting classes, the Massachusetts College of Art, serving in the army, and attending the MFA, Boston School on the GI Bill, commissions, and his mural at Boston University.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Topic:

Artists -- Massachusetts -- Interviews  Search this

Sculptors -- Massachusetts -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Identifier:

AAA.moshalon

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c27e7414-8923-4877-8a0b-f03f7ab74455

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-moshalon

Creator:

Rosenthal, Ralph, 1912-2003  Search this

Names:

Chaet, Bernard -- Photographs  Search this

Kay, Reed -- Photographs  Search this

Kramer, Jack -- Photographs  Search this

Lebrecht, Alma -- Photographs  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (partial microfilm reel)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1938-1996

Scope and Contents:

One letter from David Aronson, 1996 and one letter of recommendation, 1996; a poem by Rosenthal, "Disillusion," written in 1936 and printed ca. 1938, in reaction to his dismissal as an art teacher at Medford Senior High, apparently because he was Jewish; a clipping from the Boston Globe ,1941, on his art classes; and five photographs of Rosenthal and family and of art classes taught by Rosenthal and others, including Alma Lebrecht, Reed Kay, Bernard Chaet, and Jack Kramer. The materials relate primarily to his teaching career at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Boston school system.

Biographical / Historical:

Sculptor, ceramist, art educator; Boston, Mass. Rosenthal attended the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston school while in high school, and later taught there. He received a Master's degree in Education from Boston University in 1936, and taught in the Boston school system from 1936-1976, rising from key teacher of high school students to supervisor of art for the entire system in 1966. Many of his students went on to become notable artists.

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1998 by Ralph Rosenthal.

Restrictions:

Patrons must use microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Sculptors -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Art teachers -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Study and teaching -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Jewish artists  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.roseralp

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91f4584b9-4a1c-4540-ad5f-b0c6b98cd493

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-roseralp

Names:

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  Search this

Rosenthal, Ralph, 1912-2003  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (videocassette (VHS), sd., col. ; 1/2 in.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Date:

undated

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Topic:

Sculpture -- Technique  Search this

Sculpture -- Study and teaching  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Identifier:

AAA.ralprosd

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b5fe11e8-4779-4f9d-8a66-17029cfe4773

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-ralprosd