Nora Kubie (1899 – 1988) was an American writer, artist, and amateur archaeologist who was born in New York. She graduated top of her class from the Calhoun School, and also attended Vassar College and Barnard College. Kubie began her literary career writing nautical stories and juvenile novels, later focusing on Jewish historical fiction and archaeology. She also illustrated many of her children’s books. She passed away from acute leukemia in 1988.
Nora Kubie
Studios
Putnam
Nora Kubie worked in the Putnam studio.
Originally known simply as Graphics Studio, this building was converted to its current use between 1972 and 1974 through a grant from the Putnam Foundation. Before this transformation, the building served as both a powerhouse and pump house for the property. Well water was drawn from a large cistern and…