Paula Eliasoph (née Pauline Rubin;[1][2] 1895 – 1983) was an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and poet.[3][4] She was most active in the 1920s and 1930s in New York City.

Biography

Paula Eliasoph was born as Pauline Rubin on October 26, 1895, in New York City, and raised in Connecticut.[5] She was Jewish.[6]

Eliasoph attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn;[3] followed by studies at the Art Students League of New York, and Columbia University.[4] During her time at Pratt Institute, her art studio was near Childe Hassam's studio, on West 57th Street.[3][4]

In 1920, she married Joseph E. Eliasoph, who was a civil engineer born in the Russian Empire.[1][2] Together they had three children.

In 1930 and 1931, Eliasoph had solo exhibitions of her watercolor work at Leonard Clayton Gallery in New York, City.[7][8] She was a member of the American Watercolor Society, and the Art Students League of New York.[9]

Her artwork can be found in museum collections, including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[10] Binghamton University Art Museum,[11] the Harvard Art Museums,[12] the Brooklyn Museum,[7] and the New York Public Library.[4]

The Paula Eliasoph papers, 1917–1980 can be found at the Archives of American Art.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Marriage". Brooklyn Eagle. December 23, 1919 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Rubin Eliasoph Marriage". The Montreal Star. January 5, 1920 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c Josefson, Jayna M. (May 22, 2023). "A Finding Aid to the Paula Eliasoph Papers, 1917–1980, in the Archives of American Art" (PDF). Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d Boros, Phyllis A.S. (March 22, 2012). "'Rediscovery' of 20th century Post-Impressionist Paula Eliasoph to include Fairfield exhibit". Connecticut Post. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017.
  5. ^ Pisano, Ronald G. (1988). One Hundred Years: A Centennial Celebration of the National Association of Women Artists. Nassau County Museum of Fine Art. p. 50.
  6. ^ Landman, Isaac; Cohen, Simon (1943). The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia. Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, Incorporated. p. 567.
  7. ^ a b Jewell, Edward Alden (November 16, 1931). "Art: Exhibition by Paula Eliasoph". The New York Times – via The Times Machine.
  8. ^ The Arts, Volume 16, Issues 1-7. Hamilton Easter Field. 1929. p. 362.
  9. ^ "Eliasoph, Paula". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. October 31, 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00058364.
  10. ^ Paula Eliasoph, Chrysler Tower from Central Park, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1930
  11. ^ "Paula Eliasoph". Binghamton University Art Museum. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  12. ^ Harvard. "Maple Tree in Central Park". Harvard Art Museums. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  13. ^ "Acquisitions". Archives of American Art Journal. 16 (4): 25–26. January 1976. doi:10.1086/aaa.16.4.1557116. ISSN 0003-9853.
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