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1922 Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia - 1991. Known for: Figure-nude and portrait painting, printmaking.
Listed "Who was Who in American Art". Born Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia. Studied: Rotter Art School, Prague; Ruskin Art School, Oxford University, England; ASL New York; New School, NY; also with... Read full biography
Listed "Who was Who in American Art". Born Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia. Studied: Rotter Art School, Prague; Ruskin Art School, Oxford University, England; ASL New York; New School, NY; also with Frederic Taubes. Exhibited: 38 National Juried Exhibitions, 14 Museum Solo Shows and 51 Gallery Solo... Read full biography
Listed "Who was Who in American Art". Born Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia. Studied: Rotter Art School, Prague; Ruskin Art School, Oxford University, England; ASL New York; New School, NY; also with Frederic Taubes. Exhibited: 38 National Juried Exhibitions, 14 Museum Solo Shows and 51 Gallery Solo Exhibitions. Author: Portrait Painting, 1964; Painting the Nude, 1968. It's a long way from sketching in leftover coffee to painting a portrait of Ethel Kennedy for the cover of Time Magazine, twenty-five... Read full biography
Listed "Who was Who in American Art". Born Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia. Studied: Rotter Art School, Prague; Ruskin Art School, Oxford University, England; ASL New York; New School, NY; also with Frederic Taubes. Exhibited: 38 National Juried Exhibitions, 14 Museum Solo Shows and 51 Gallery Solo Exhibitions. Author: Portrait Painting, 1964; Painting the Nude, 1968. It's a long way from sketching in leftover coffee to painting a portrait of Ethel Kennedy for the cover of Time Magazine, twenty-five years in fact; and during that period, Jan De Ruth's personal experiences have been enough to fill two ordinary lifetimes. Through them all, art has sustained him and been his primary interest. To begin with, De Ruth, a native of Czechoslovakia and... Read full biography
Listed "Who was Who in American Art". Born Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia. Studied: Rotter Art School, Prague; Ruskin Art School, Oxford University, England; ASL New York; New School, NY; also with Frederic Taubes. Exhibited: 38 National Juried Exhibitions, 14 Museum Solo Shows and 51 Gallery Solo Exhibitions. Author: Portrait Painting, 1964; Painting the Nude, 1968. It's a long way from sketching in leftover coffee to painting a portrait of Ethel Kennedy for the cover of Time Magazine, twenty-five years in fact; and during that period, Jan De Ruth's personal experiences have been enough to fill two ordinary lifetimes. Through them all, art has sustained him and been his primary interest. To begin with, De Ruth, a native of Czechoslovakia and now an American citizen, spent the years of World War II being shunted through five different concen... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America-
- •Audubon Society of Artists-
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •New School For Social Research, (The New School), Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Emily Lowe Memorial Award, National Academy of Design
- •Grumbacher Award
- •Winsor & Newton Prize, National Arts Club
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Female Figure and/or Portrait Specialty
- •Figure Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America
- •American Artists Professional League-
- •Audubon Society of Artists
- •Knickerbocker Artists
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Arts Club