Charlotte Streifer Rubinstein (December 14, 1921 – November 7, 2013) was an American teacher of art and art history and an early innovator in the teaching of women-in-art history courses. She was born to Lillian Kaufman and Aaron Streifer in

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, and moved to

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shortly thereafter.

Education

Her art education began with exploring the various art museums in her hometown of Brooklyn, followed by training with

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(WPA) artists during President

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's New Deal programs during the Great Depression. She received a BA degree in art from Hunter College in 1941, Master of Fine Arts degree in Print-making and Design from the Otis-Parsons Art Institute and the Master of Arts degree in Art and Education from the Teachers College of Columbia University.

''Women, USA''

In 1973, with the support of a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts, she organized an all-media show of contemporary women artists, entitled, ''Women, USA''.

Publications

She is the author of three books; *''American Women Artists: From Early Indian Times to the Present'', published in 1982 by G. K. Hall & Co., Boston, Mass., ::Chosen at the "Best Humanities Book of 1982 in the Scholarly and Professional Category" by the Association of American Publishers. *''American Women Sculptors: A History of Women Working in Three Dimensions'', 1990 by the same as above. TSBN:9780816187324 *''Angie Bray:Glimpses by C. S. Rubenstein, Sue Spaid and Suvan Geer'', 2000 by Fresno Art Museum. ,

Personal life

From an early age Rubenstein was interested and involved in political causes and action. As a teenager she was involved in the attempt to improve the lot of Jews fleeing Nazi persecution and as an adult was involved in protests against both McCarthyism and the

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. She made her home in

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with her husband and three children. Rubinstein died in November 2013 at the age of 91.Fanny Palmer: The Life and Works of a Currier & Ives Artist
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References

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