Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Ruth Gikow

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.gikow64
Creators:
Gikow, Ruth, 1915-1982
Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1964
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Item
Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 7 in
29 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Ruth Gikow conducted by Harlan Phillips in 1964 for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Gikow speaks of being born in Russia; mural painting at the Bronx Hospital for the Federal Art Project; interest in graphics; the Artists Congress; the Index of American Design; and her thoughts on contemporary painting. She recalls John Stuart Curry and Gene Morey.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter, printmaker; New York, N.Y.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on-line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/oralhist/gikow64.htm
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

More Information

General

General
Unrelated interviews of Ad Reinhardt and Ralph and Bena Mayer conducted by H. Phillips are also on this tape.


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