About Hy Rubin

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Hiram Rubin
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    The creator of the characters in the Botts series, published in the Saturday Evening Post, his work was also published in Good Housekeeping in 1939. He exhibited at the Salons of America.

    According to information from his daughter, Hy Rubin was a life-long member of the Boys Club of America, and won various awards as a youth, including some brass medallions. The book called Techniques by Hy Rubins shows a pen & ink drawing of Cardinal Richelieu, now, among other works, in the possession of the family.His last studio was located behind the T in the Times Square building in New York City.

    Sources:
    Who's Who in American Art, 1973
    Additional information courtesy of Judith Ru...

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