Arthur Spark Rosenbaum (December 6, 1938 – September 4, 2022) was an American art professor at the
University of Georgia
, mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things."
, establ ...
, an artist, musician, and folklorist. He won a
Grammy award in 2008 for Best Historical Album, for his music collection ''Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum''.
Life and career
Rosenbaum was born in
Ogdensburg, upstate New York in 1938.
[ Art Rosenbaum, ''Rfi musique'', 13 November 2010]
Retrieved 5 September 2022 His family moved around the United States during his childhood, spending time in
Indianapolis and elsewhere, while his father was a member of the
Army Medical Corps. He studied at
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
, receiving a BA and MFA.
Rosenbaum taught at the
University of Georgia
, mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things."
, establ ...
from 1976 to 2006. The
Georgia Museum of Art
The Georgia Museum of Art is an art museum in Athens, Georgia, United States, associated with the University of Georgia (UGA). The museum is both an academic museum and, since 1982, the official art museum of the state of Georgia. The permanent co ...
later held an exhibition of his drawings and paintings.
His other paintings include a mural in the
Russell Special Collections Building on the UGA campus, featuring the faces of political figures from Georgia's history.
The book ''Weaving His Art on Golden Looms: Paintings and Drawings by Art Rosenbaum'' was published on October 1, 2006 by
Georgia Museum of Art
The Georgia Museum of Art is an art museum in Athens, Georgia, United States, associated with the University of Georgia (UGA). The museum is both an academic museum and, since 1982, the official art museum of the state of Georgia. The permanent co ...
and William U. Eiland.
Rosenbaum was married to Margo Newmark and had one son.
With his wife, he traveled around the United States for over 50 years, recording blues music, fiddle tunes, and other forms of traditional music. Selections of his recordings were published as ''The Art of Field Recording: 50 Years of Traditional American Music''.
[ He also performed as a banjo player.][
He died from cancer on September 4, 2022, in Athens, Georgia.][Artist, Musician, Folklorist and Educator Art Rosenbaum Has Died]
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Bibliography
*''The Art of the Mountain Banjo'' (Fant) May 29, 2015 by Art Rosenbaum
*''Art Rosenbaum's Old-Time Banjo Book'' October 2, 2014 by Art Rosenbaum
*''Folk Visions and Voices: Traditional'' November 1, 1983 by Art Rosenbaum
*''The Mary Lomax Ballad Book'' May 2, 2013 by Art Rosenbaum
Discography
* ''Art of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum''
References
External Links
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1938 births
2022 deaths
Grammy Award winners
University of Georgia faculty
Columbia College (New York) alumni
Columbia University School of the Arts alumni