William Rubin
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William Stanley Rubin (August 11, 1927 ā January 22, 2006) was an American art scholar, a distinguished curator, critic, collector, art historian and teacher of modern art.
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Born | William Stanley Rubin (1927-08-11)August 11, 1927 |
Died | January 22, 2006(2006-01-22) (aged 78) Pound Ridge, New York, United States |
Education | Columbia University (BA, PhD) |
Occupation | Art curator |
Employer | The Museum of Modern Art |
Spouse | Phyllis Hattis [widow] |
Children | Beatrice Rubin |
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From 1968 to 1988, Rubin was a curator at The Museum of Modern Art located in New York City and, from 1973 to 1988, he served as director of the Painting and Sculpture Department. He played a key role in building MoMA's collection, in particular acquiring work of abstract expressionism, and organized many groundbreaking exhibitions (see below). His younger brother Lawrence Rubin (1933-2018) was an art dealer in NYC and in Europe.[1]