Oral history interview with Leo Rabkin

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Oral history interview with Leo Rabkin

1968 Dec. 4

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An interview of Leo Rabkin conducted 1968 Dec. 4, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Rabkin speaks of his youth in Cincinnati in a Russian-Jewish family; his early study of music; teaching; his watercolor techniques; prints on plastic; the importance of the box in his life; his concern with light; his collections of wood furniture and folk art. He recalls William Baziotes, and Ad Reinhardt, and discusses his involvement with the American Abstract Artists group.

Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 7 in.Transcript: 97 p.

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