Oral history interview with Ruth Cobb

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Oral history interview with Ruth Cobb

1971 October 26

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An interview of Ruth Cobb conducted 1971 October 26, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art. Cobb speaks of her childhood and the development of her interest in art; her education; going into advertising art; doing free-lance work; her interest in watercolor; her husband, Lawrence Kupferman, and their mural work together; her work in acrylic; her philosophy of art; her influences; and the Boston art scene. She recalls Jack Levine.

Sound recording: 2 sound tape reels (1 hour) ; 5 in.Transcript: 24 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7609630

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Kupferman, Lawrence, 1909-1982.

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Brown, Robert F.

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Cobb, Ruth, 1914-2008

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Ruth Cobb (1914-2008) was a painter from Newton Centre, Mass. From the description of Oral history interview with Ruth Cobb, 1971 Oct. 26 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595050 Painter; Newton Centre, Massachusetts. From the description of Ruth Cobb papers, 1952-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502443 Painter (Newton Centre, Mass.). From the description of Ruth Cobb interview, 1971 Oct. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat reco...

Kupferman, Lawrence Edward, 1909-1982

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Painter, etcher, writer; Newton Centre, Massachusetts. Died in 1982. From the description of Lawrence Kupferman papers, 1941-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779476921 From the description of Lawrence Kupferman papers, 1941-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515658 Lawrence Kupferman (1909-1982) was a painter and printmaker from Newton Centre, Mass. He was born in Boston and studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School. ...