Paula Eliasoph

• Name — Paula Eliasoph • Other Names — Paula Rubin Eliasoph • Birth Name — Pauline Rubin • Born — 26 October 1895 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Died — 15 June 1983 • Place of death — New York City, U.S. • Burial Place — Montefiore Cemetery • Education — Pratt Institute, Art Students League of New York, Columbia University • Occupation — Painter, engraver, illustrator, watercolorist, poet • Spouse — Joseph Elijah Eliasoph (m. 1920–1944; his death) • Children — 3 • Relatives — Philip Eliasoph (grandson)

Paula Eliasoph was born as Pauline Rubin on October 26, 1895, in New York City, and raised in Connecticut. She was Jewish. Eliasoph attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn; followed by studies at the Art Students League of New York, and Columbia University. During her time at Pratt Institute, her art studio was near Childe Hassam's studio, on West 57th Street. In 1920, she married Joseph E. Eliasoph, who was a civil engineer born in the Russian Empire. Together they had three children. In 1930 and 1931, Eliasoph had solo exhibitions of her watercolor work at Leonard Clayton Gallery in New York, City. She was a member of the American Watercolor Society, and the Art Students League of New York. Her artwork can be found in museum collections, including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Binghamton University Art Museum, the Harvard Art Museums, the Brooklyn Museum, and the New York Public Library. The Paula Eliasoph papers, 1917–1980 can be found at the Archives of American Art.

Paula Eliasoph was recorded at birth as Pauline Rubin. The authorities additionally record the headings Pauline Rubin and Paula Rubin Eliasoph. Other recorded relations include Philip Eliasoph.