Audrey Sabol (1922 [1] – September 4, 2021 [2]) was an entrepreneur, curator, and art collector. She was best known for suggesting to Ed Ruscha that his images of gasoline stations would be a good subject for a fine art print. She published the iconic image Standard Station in 1966. [3] [4]
Sabol was married to Ed Sabol (1916–2015) the founder of Blair Motion Pictures. [5] In 1962 Sabol joined the Fine Arts Committee of the Arts Council of the Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association in Philadelphia. [6] She went on to establish the Beautiful Bag Co., [7] the Durable Dish Co., [8] and the Rare Ring Co. [9] with fellow Pop art enthusiast Joan Kron. [10] In 1967 she was involved with the YM/YWHA sponsored Museum of Merchandise exhibition in Philadelphia. [11] [10]
Her papers are in the Archives of American Art. [12] She was interviewed for the Archives' Oral History Program in 1987. [13]
Audrey Sabol (1922 [1] – September 4, 2021 [2]) was an entrepreneur, curator, and art collector. She was best known for suggesting to Ed Ruscha that his images of gasoline stations would be a good subject for a fine art print. She published the iconic image Standard Station in 1966. [3] [4]
Sabol was married to Ed Sabol (1916–2015) the founder of Blair Motion Pictures. [5] In 1962 Sabol joined the Fine Arts Committee of the Arts Council of the Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association in Philadelphia. [6] She went on to establish the Beautiful Bag Co., [7] the Durable Dish Co., [8] and the Rare Ring Co. [9] with fellow Pop art enthusiast Joan Kron. [10] In 1967 she was involved with the YM/YWHA sponsored Museum of Merchandise exhibition in Philadelphia. [11] [10]
Her papers are in the Archives of American Art. [12] She was interviewed for the Archives' Oral History Program in 1987. [13]