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Ruth Gikow (January 6, 1915 – April 2, 1982) was an American visual artist known primarily for her work as a genre painter. Her paintings often depict human figures interacting with an urban environment.
Ruth Gikow was born on January 6, 1915, in the Russian Empire to Boris, a photographer, and Lena Gikow. In 1920, the family emigrated to New York City due to civil war and pogroms against the Jewish community. Once in New York City, the Gikow family found themselves in poverty, rather than the middle-class comfort they enjoyed in Ukraine. Ruth’s skill was prominent even in youth, as she excelled in drawing in elementary school and entered Washington Irving High School at age thirteen in which she furthered her artistic skills.
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