Reeves, Ruth, 1892-1966

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Designer and textile designer; New York, N.Y.

Served as head of the poster division of the New York City Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration in the late 1930s. Studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y., the San Francisco School of Design, and the Art Students League of New York. Taught at the School of Painting and Sculpture at Columbia Univ. and the Cooper Union Art School. Died Dec. 23, 1966, at age 74.

From the description of Ruth Reeves papers, 1919-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220172486

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creatorOf Rockwell Kent papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Rockwell Kent papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942. Porter Garnett and Edna Foote Garnett family photographs and portraits [graphic]. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Reeves, Ruth, 1892-1966. Letters, 1935-1956, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Sidney Grossman papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Brooklyn Museum of Art Libraries and Archives,. Fashion and costume sketch collection: designer files. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf Ruth Reeves Papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn New York Artists Equity Association records Archives of American Art
creatorOf Reeves, Jerome W. Collection of V-mail letters sent to Pfc Jerome W. Reeves, 1943 Jan. 7-1944 May 13. University of North Texas Library, UNT
creatorOf Leah Gold papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Lawrence and Barbara Fleischman papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection Archives of American Art
creatorOf Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929. Culin Archival Collection Series 1: General Correspondence 1886-1929 1919-1929 (bulk). Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Mildred Constantine Papers Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Brooklyn Museum of Art Libraries and Archives, corporateBody
associatedWith Constantine, Mildred person
associatedWith Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929. person
associatedWith Fleischman, Lawrence A. (Lawrence Arthur), 1925-1997. person
associatedWith Gold, Leah. person
associatedWith Grossman, Sid, 1915-1955. person
associatedWith Horvath. person
associatedWith Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971. person
associatedWith New York Artists Equity Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Reeves, Jerome W. person
associatedWith Shalat, Sam. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)--New York
Peru
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Decorative art
Textile design
Textile designers
Women textile designers
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Birth 1892

Death 1966-12-23

Americans

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