Ruth Abrams papers
name: label: Creator
content: Abrams, Ruth, 1912-1986
label: Names
content: Bolotowsky, Ilya, 1907-1981
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Filmmakers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Art -- Study and teaching
label: Topic
content: Artists' studios--Photographs
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women educators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Ruth Abrams papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Ruth Abrams between 1981-1983.
creator: label: Creator
content: Abrams, Ruth, 1912-1986
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content: Ruth Abrams papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of New York based artist and educator Ruth Abrams measure 1.0 linear foot and date from 1934 to 1984. The collection includes correspondence, writings and notes, personal business  records, printed material, and photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ruth Abrams (1912-1986) was a painter in New York, NY. She was the art director at the Research Association of The New School from 1965 to 1966, and a lecturer at Parsons School of Design. Abrams is best known for her abstract style and outer-space paintings as well as a 1970s art film entitled, Paradox of the Big.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1983
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.abraruth
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as five series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1948-1982 (Box 1; 12 folders) 

Series 2: Writings and Notes, 1957-1977 (Box 1; 10 folders) 

Series 3: Personal Business  Records, 1958-1977 (Box 1; 3 folders)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1934-1983 (Box 1; 16 folders)

Series 5: Photographs, 1950-1978 (Box 1; 6 folders)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed in 1989 by Jean Fitzgerald. A finding aid was written by Caroline Donadio in 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of New York based artist and educator Ruth Abrams measure 1.0 linear foot and date from 1934 to 1984. The collection includes correspondence with colleagues and business associates; writings and notes related to Abrams 1970's film Paradox of the Big and writings by others; personal business records;  exhibition announcements, news clippings, and other printed materials; and photographs. Photographs depict Abrams in her studio and with colleagues and students, exhibition openings, including four photographs of Ilya Bolotowsky attending her 1977 exhibition, and photographs of artwork.