Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Ruth Gikow

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.gikow68
Creators:
Gikow, Ruth, 1915-1982
Selvig, Forrest
Dates:
1968 Oct. 24-28
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound tape reel
Sound recording
7 in.
106 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Ruth Gikow conducted 1968 Oct. 24-28, by Forrest Selvig, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Ruth Gikow (1915-1982) was a painter and printmaker from New York, N.Y.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
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.

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