Ruth Egri papers
name: label: Creator
content: Egri, Ruth, 1911-1996
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project
label: Names
content: United States. Works Progress Administration
label: Names
content: Egri, Charles
label: Names
content: Egri, Ilona
label: Names
content: Egri, Lajos, 1888-1967
label: Names
content: Egri, Ted, 1913-
label: Names
content: Fabri, Ralph, 1894-1975
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Figurative painting, American
label: Topic
content: New Deal, 1933-1939
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women muralists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The donor, Ted Egri, is the younger brother of Ruth Egri Holden.
creator: label: Creator
content: Egri, Ruth, 1911-1996
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content: Ruth Egri papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of muralist and illustrator Ruth Egri measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1934 to 1988. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, printed material, photographs of Egri and works of art, printed materials, sketches and sketcbooks, and writings. Also found are records relating to Egri's work with the Works Progress Administration.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Figure painter, muralist, illustrator, educator  Ruth Egri (1911-1996) was active in New York City, New York and Wilmington, Delaware. She studied at the National Academy of Design, the Art Students League, and the Master Institute of the Roerich Museum with Howard Giles. She painted and exhibited in Taos, N.M. with her brother Ted Egri. Primarily, her subject was the female figure.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1923-1988
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.egriruth
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of muralist and illustrator Ruth Egri measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1934 to 1988. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, printed material, photographs of Egri and works of art, printed materials, sketches and sketcbooks, and writings. Also found are records relating to Egri's work with the Works Progress Administration.