Gikow, Ruth Levine, b. 1915 d. 1982
Muralist, PainterNew York, N.Y. (Show Bio)
Oral history interview with Ruth Gikow, 1964
Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 7 in.
Transcript: 29 p.
An interview of Ruth Gikow conducted by Harlan Phillips for the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project.
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.
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.
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