Arthur Spark Rosenbaum (December 6, 1938 – September 4, 2022) was an American art professor at the

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, an artist, musician, and folklorist. He won a Grammy award in 2008 for Best Historical Album, for his music collection ''Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum''.

Life and career

Rosenbaum was born in Ogdensburg, upstate New York in 1938. Art Rosenbaum, ''Rfi musique'', 13 November 2010
Retrieved 5 September 2022 His family moved around the United States during his childhood, spending time in

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and elsewhere, while his father was a member of the Army Medical Corps. He studied at

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, receiving a BA and MFA. Rosenbaum taught at the

from 1976 to 2006. The

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later held an exhibition of his drawings and paintings. His other paintings include a mural in the Russell Special Collections Building on the UGA campus, featuring the faces of political figures from Georgia's history. The book ''Weaving His Art on Golden Looms: Paintings and Drawings by Art Rosenbaum'' was published on October 1, 2006 by

and William U. Eiland. Rosenbaum was married to Margo Newmark and had one son. With his wife, he traveled around the United States for over 50 years, recording blues music, fiddle tunes, and other forms of traditional music. Selections of his recordings were published as ''The Art of Field Recording: 50 Years of Traditional American Music''. He also performed as a

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player. He died from cancer on September 4, 2022, in Athens, Georgia.Artist, Musician, Folklorist and Educator Art Rosenbaum Has Died
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Bibliography

*''The Art of the Mountain Banjo'' (Fant) May 29, 2015 by Art Rosenbaum *''Art Rosenbaum's Old-Time Banjo Book'' October 2, 2014 by Art Rosenbaum *''Folk Visions and Voices: Traditional'' November 1, 1983 by Art Rosenbaum *''The Mary Lomax Ballad Book'' May 2, 2013 by Art Rosenbaum

Discography

* ''Art of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosenbaum, Art 1938 births 2022 deaths Grammy Award winners University of Georgia faculty Columbia College (New York) alumni Columbia University School of the Arts alumni