Albert “Al” Ruben (1918- 2011)
American Realist still life, cityscape and landscape painter ;
A. Ruben ; Al Ruben ;
[Born December 4, 1918 in New Orleans, LA – died March 13, 2011 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico]
FAD record control number: 65494 ;
Record level: Person ;
Record type: Artist ;
Albert “Al” Ruben (1918- 2011) biography:
Birth: December 4, 1918 in New Orleans, LA ;
Death: March 13, 2011 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ;
Zodiac: Sagittarius ;
Known for: still life, cityscape and landscape painter ;
Medium: Oil ;
Technique: Painting ;
Subjects: Still life ; boats ; marina ; towns ; urbanscape ;
Areas: New Orleans, LA ; Los Angeles, CA ; Rockport, MA (1968-) ; San Miguel de Allende, Mexico ;
Region: South ; North East ; South America ; Europe ;
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Spouse: Mille (Licata) Ruben (?-?), wife, married 1956 ;
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Training: UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (1941) ; Art Students’ League of New York, New York, NY (1943-1947) ; France ; Florence, Italy ;
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Member: Allied Artists of America, New York, NY ; Copley Society of Artists, Boston, MA ; Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, artist member (1962-2011) ; Art Students’ League of New York, New York, NY ; Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA ;
Exhibited with: Salmagundi Club, New York, NY (1963) ; International Art Exhibition, FL; American Art Society, New York, NY ; American Art Society, New York, NY ; Ross Gallery, NJ ; Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA ; North Shore Art Association, Gloucester, MA ;
Awards: International Art Exhibition, FL, award of merit ; American Art Society, New York, NY, memorial gold medal ; American Art Society, New York, NY, David Knapp memorial Award ; Ross Gallery, NJ, National Exhibition, award of merit ; North Shore Art Association, Gloucester, MA, artist’s prize, best painting in oils (twice), popular prize (twice), gold medal (twice), best portrait (twice), Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA, best new artist, Johnson Prize, memorial prize ;
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June 13, 2020
Last updated: July 23, 2020 at 20:50 pm
