Schwabacher, Ethel, 1903-1984

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Birth 1903
Death 1984
Americans,

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Painter, art historian; New York, N.Y.

Schwabacher studied at the National Academy of Design, the Art Students League, and in Europe before becoming a painting student under Arshile Gorky in New York, 1934-1936. Schwabacher wrote Arshile Gorky (1957), with a preface by Lloyd Goodrich and introduction by Meyer Schapiro, and a biography, John Ford, Conquistador, about her painting colleague and friend.

From the description of Ethel Schwabacher papers, 1940-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502429

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Subjects:

  • Art historians
  • Painters
  • Painting, Modern
  • Women art historians
  • Women painters

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  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)

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