In every generation, we sense that some people are forward-looking while others weigh the import of history as a guide for their lives. Some few, however, we recognize as links between our common... Read full biography
In every generation, we sense that some people are forward-looking while others weigh the import of history as a guide for their lives. Some few, however, we recognize as links between our common past and what is yet to be. Just such a link is Ford Ruthling. Ruthling's mother was employed by the... Read full biography
In every generation, we sense that some people are forward-looking while others weigh the import of history as a guide for their lives. Some few, however, we recognize as links between our common past and what is yet to be. Just such a link is Ford Ruthling. Ruthling's mother was employed by the family of William Penhollow Henderson. His family counted John Sloan among its intimates. Ruthling studied art at the University of New Mexico with Randall Davey. After a lengthy tour of duty in the... Read full biography
In every generation, we sense that some people are forward-looking while others weigh the import of history as a guide for their lives. Some few, however, we recognize as links between our common past and what is yet to be. Just such a link is Ford Ruthling. Ruthling's mother was employed by the family of William Penhollow Henderson. His family counted John Sloan among its intimates. Ruthling studied art at the University of New Mexico with Randall Davey. After a lengthy tour of duty in the military, Ruthling became the curator of exhibitions at the Museum of International Folk Art under Alexander Gerard. Of such connections the art history of New Mexico consists!. What of Ruthling's personal artistic roots, however? In the 1930's, the... Read full biography
In every generation, we sense that some people are forward-looking while others weigh the import of history as a guide for their lives. Some few, however, we recognize as links between our common past and what is yet to be. Just such a link is Ford Ruthling. Ruthling's mother was employed by the family of William Penhollow Henderson. His family counted John Sloan among its intimates. Ruthling studied art at the University of New Mexico with Randall Davey. After a lengthy tour of duty in the military, Ruthling became the curator of exhibitions at the Museum of International Folk Art under Alexander Gerard. Of such connections the art history of New Mexico consists!. What of Ruthling's personal artistic roots, however? In the 1930's, the tiny northern New Mexico village of Tesuque seemed far from New Mexico's art centers of Taos and Santa Fe. It was not far enough, however, t... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (5)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
The Trail of Painted Ponies: Santa Fe, New Mexico
2002
Sais, Melissa (Essay)
100 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes