Rubincam, Barclay (sold)
Barclay Lawrence Rubincam (July 2, 1920 - June 24, 1978) was an American artist who specialized in historical and natural scenes of his home: Chester County, Pennsylvania. Born in Green Valley, Pennsylvania (near Unionville), Rubincam spent his childhood on a family farm and met his wife as a teenager working at the Warner Theater in West Chester as an usher. After high school Rubincam attended the Wilmington Academy of Art, studying under N.C. Wyeth, Gayle Porter Hoskins, and Frank Schoonover. From 1942 until 1945 Rubincam served in the U.S. Army first as part of an engineering unit in the South Pacific and then as a member of the Army information education section for which he created posters and other illustrations. After getting out of the Army Rubincam spent the rest of his life working as an artist. By the time of his death, Rubincam had become 'practically an institution in Chester County' and was 'an important realist in the Brandywine school'.
90th anniversary of the one of the key moments in the Civil War.
Published during the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, this is a 1953 Barclay Rubincam pictorial map of the battlefield of Gettysburg. Illustrating the battlefield and its environs, important battle sites and the locations of monuments and museums are identified. (more details)