Selma Gubin (1903 – 1974) was a Russian Empire-born American artist

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Selma Gubin (1903 – 1974) was a Russian Empire-born American artist. Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Harvard Art Museums and the Hood Museum of Art. In 1972, Gubin's work was included in a group exhibition of drawings and sculpture, with artists Mimi Gross, Claude Marks, Raphael Soyer, Edith Teitelbaum, and Max Weber. Her work is represented in the collections of the Delaware Art Museum, Harvard Art Museums, Metropolitan Museum, Museum of the City of New York, Smith College Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Offered here is an original lithograph from the rare 1956 Improvisations portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York. Leading artists on the New York art scene were invited to contribute original lithographs in the form of advertisements for businesses and institutions supporting the Artists Equity Association; these sponsors allowed the artists complete creative freedom of expression. This lithograph was issued in an edition of 2000; the sheet measures 12 x 8-1/2 inches. Signed by Steed in the plate (not hand-signed). VG.