Background
Ribak, Louis Leon was born on December 3, 1902 in Rozany, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Son of Samuel and Ida (Weller) Ribak.
Ribak, Louis Leon was born on December 3, 1902 in Rozany, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Son of Samuel and Ida (Weller) Ribak.
Came to the United States, 1912, naturalized, 1934. Student Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, 1921, Art Students League, 1922-1923.
Exhibited in numerous one-man shows New York City, Philadelphia, Santa Fe, elsewhere United States, abroad, including Rhodes, Greece, 1962, Mexico, 1973. Retrospective shows, Santa Fe, 1968, 75. Exhibited in group shows Whitney Museum, Santa Fe Museum, Houston Museum, El Paso (Texas) Museum, Denver Museum and others
Represented in permanent collections Whitney Museum, El Paso Museum, Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago, Brooklyn Museum, U. Arizona, others
Founder, teacher director Taos (New Mexico) Valley Art School, 1947-1953.
Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1943. Member Taos Art Association.
Married Beatrice Mandelman, October 1942.