1954 Lithograph Ruth Gikow Art Pottsville PA Bleaching and Dyeing Company AEFA2
This is not a lithograph "after" the artist. This lithograph was created by the original artist on the lithograph plate, and is, therefore, a true original lithograph.
Period Paper has obtained an extraordinary, ultra-rare collection of original lithographs by some of the premier graphic artists of the 1950's. These lithographs were produced for an annual art event in the 1950's for local businesses and major corporations largely based in New York. Historically important for corporate archivists, these are extremely rare to locate and are virtually unseen individually. The original lithographs were produced in only one edition, and included just 2,000. These lithographs are perhaps the most unique, rare, important advertising collectibles that exist for businesses and corporations.
CONDITION
This 60+ year old Item is rated Near Mint. No creases. No surface rub. No tears. No water damage. Please note that the small white spot in the bottom margin is just a reflection on the digital image -- it is NOT on the item.
- Product Type: Original Lithograph; Color
- Grade: Near Mint
- Dimensions: Approximately 8.5 x 12 inches; 22 x 30 cm
- Authentication: Serial-Numbered Certificate of Authenticity w/ Full Provenance
- Protection: Packaged in a custom archival sleeve with an acid-free black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation)
This piece was illustrated by Gikow, Ruth. Artist signature in print - bottom left of image.
Ruth Levine Gikow
Ruth Levine Gikow (1913-1982) was born in the Russian Ukraine, until she and her family relocated to New York. There, she attended the Washington Irving High School and then the Cooper Union Art School, where she studied under noteworthy regional artists Austin Purvis, Jr. and John Steuart Curry. Gikow was most recognized for her caricature style, which often focused on historical and current events, as well as social issues. However, she also specialized in commercial art, religious and mythical works, still life, serigraph and figure-genre subjects. Most notably, Gikow illustrated DostoevskyÕs Crime and Punishment. In 1939, she was commissioned to paint murals for the Bronx HospitalÕs childrenÕs ward, as well as the Rockefeller Center and RikerÕs Island. Her works have been exhibited at the Weyhe Gallery in New York, the Grand Central Galleries, the Forum Gallery, the Kennedy Galleries, the Nordness Gallery, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Portland Museum of Art, the National Institute of Arts and Letters in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Springfield, Massachusetts, the Hartford Arts Foundation in Connecticut, the Smithsonian Institute, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the International Carnegie Institute, the Whitney Museum of Art and the Butler Art Institute of Youngstown, Ohio. Gikow was also a member of the Woodstock Art Association and the WPA Federal Arts Project.
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