The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
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Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
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1905 Omaha, Nebraska - 1982 Taos, New Mexico. Known for: Landscape and southwest Indian figure painting.
The following is from the artist's daughter, Donna Von Allman:. Don Louis Ruf was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1905. His early years were marked by frequent excursions into the largely untouched and... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's daughter, Donna Von Allman:. Don Louis Ruf was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1905. His early years were marked by frequent excursions into the largely untouched and unspoiled lands that then surrounded the city. Encouraged by his sign-painter father, Ruf took his... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's daughter, Donna Von Allman:. Don Louis Ruf was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1905. His early years were marked by frequent excursions into the largely untouched and unspoiled lands that then surrounded the city. Encouraged by his sign-painter father, Ruf took his first tentative steps as an artist to capture a part of that beauty with the only medium close at hand: paint and brush. While in high school, Ruf became acquainted with art teacher Augustus W. Dunbier,... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's daughter, Donna Von Allman:. Don Louis Ruf was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1905. His early years were marked by frequent excursions into the largely untouched and unspoiled lands that then surrounded the city. Encouraged by his sign-painter father, Ruf took his first tentative steps as an artist to capture a part of that beauty with the only medium close at hand: paint and brush. While in high school, Ruf became acquainted with art teacher Augustus W. Dunbier, who felt Ruf demonstrated sufficient talent to pursue art seriously. With the encouragement of Dunbier, Ruf applied to and was accepted into the school of art of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1924, where he studied for four years. With the stock... Read full biography
The following is from the artist's daughter, Donna Von Allman:. Don Louis Ruf was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1905. His early years were marked by frequent excursions into the largely untouched and unspoiled lands that then surrounded the city. Encouraged by his sign-painter father, Ruf took his first tentative steps as an artist to capture a part of that beauty with the only medium close at hand: paint and brush. While in high school, Ruf became acquainted with art teacher Augustus W. Dunbier, who felt Ruf demonstrated sufficient talent to pursue art seriously. With the encouragement of Dunbier, Ruf applied to and was accepted into the school of art of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1924, where he studied for four years. With the stock market crash in 1929 and the start of the Depression, Ruf's plans to pursue a career as a painter were sidetr... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesAugustus W. Dunbier: Paint For the Love of Color
2000Dunbier, Lonnie (Author); Marcia Kmack (Layout Design)100 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesThe Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
1990
(Exhibition catalog)Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)1,117 pagesMuseum of Nebraska Art: Opening Exhibition
1986
(Exhibition catalog)Landon, Daryl R (Introduction)29 pagesWho Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)707 pagesMallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge1,130 pages