Ruth Abrams (artist)
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Ruth Abrams was an American
painter
. Abrams was born in Brooklyn, New York. At 19, she was married to urban planner Charles Abrams
, and studied at Columbia University
. She worked with William Zorach
, Alexander Archipenko
, John D. Graham
, and others. From 1965 to 1966, she was the art director at the Research Association of the The New School
, and also lectured at the Parsons The New School for Design
.
As a painter, she belonged to the New York School
. After her death, a critic from The New York Times
remarked that she was "a woman unfairly neglected in a macho era." Her papers are held at the Yeshiva University Museum
and the Smithsonian Archives of American Art
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
. Abrams was born in Brooklyn, New York. At 19, she was married to urban planner Charles Abrams
Charles Abrams
Charles Abrams was the legendary urbanist and housing expert who created the New York Housing Authority. He was one of the first to use, maybe the very first, to use the expression Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor....
, and studied at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. She worked with William Zorach
William Zorach
William Zorach was a Lithuanian-born American sculptor, painter, printmaker, and writer. He won the Logan Medal of the arts.-Life and career:...
, Alexander Archipenko
Alexander Archipenko
Alexander Porfyrovych Archipenko was a Ukrainian avant-garde artist, sculptor, and graphic artist.-Biography:...
, John D. Graham
John D. Graham
John D. Graham was a Ukrainian-born American Modernist / figurative painter.He was born Ivan Gratianovitch Dombrowsky in Kiev, Ukraine...
, and others. From 1965 to 1966, she was the art director at the Research Association of the The New School
The New School
The New School is a university in New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York academics, and for most of its history, the university was known as the New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University...
, and also lectured at the Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons The New School For Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is the art and design college of The New School university. It is located in New York City's Greenwich Village, and has produced artists and designers such as Marc Jacobs, Dean and Dan Caten, Norman Rockwell, Donna Karan, Jane...
.
As a painter, she belonged to the New York School
New York School
The New York School was an informal group of American poets, painters, dancers, and musicians active in the 1950s, 1960s in New York City...
. After her death, a critic from The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
remarked that she was "a woman unfairly neglected in a macho era." Her papers are held at the Yeshiva University Museum
Yeshiva University Museum
The Yeshiva University Museum is a teaching museum and the cultural arm of Yeshiva University. Along with the American Jewish Historical Society, the American Sephardi Foundation, the Leo Baeck Institute, and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, it is a member organization of the Center for...
and the Smithsonian Archives of American Art
Archives of American Art
The Archives of American Art is the largest collection of primary resources documenting the history of the visual arts in the United States. More than 16 million items of original material are housed in the Archives' research centers in Washington, D.C...
.