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1919 Hamburg, Germany - 2009 Chicago, Illinois. Known for: Mod ceramics, stone carving, bronze sculpture.
"Ruth Duckworth, Sculptor and Muralist, Dies at 90". By WILLIAM GRIMES. Ruth Duckworth, a sculptor whose work in clay and bronze included monumental sculptures and murals, as well as small-scale,... Read full biography
"Ruth Duckworth, Sculptor and Muralist, Dies at 90". By WILLIAM GRIMES. Ruth Duckworth, a sculptor whose work in clay and bronze included monumental sculptures and murals, as well as small-scale, intimate pieces, died last Sunday in Chicago. She was 90. Her death was confirmed by Thea Burger, her... Read full biography
"Ruth Duckworth, Sculptor and Muralist, Dies at 90". By WILLIAM GRIMES. Ruth Duckworth, a sculptor whose work in clay and bronze included monumental sculptures and murals, as well as small-scale, intimate pieces, died last Sunday in Chicago. She was 90. Her death was confirmed by Thea Burger, her agent. Ms. Duckworth followed an idiosyncratic career path, starting as a stone mason in Britain and not turning to ceramics until her 40s, bringing a sculptor's sensibility to it. Intent on doing... Read full biography
"Ruth Duckworth, Sculptor and Muralist, Dies at 90". By WILLIAM GRIMES. Ruth Duckworth, a sculptor whose work in clay and bronze included monumental sculptures and murals, as well as small-scale, intimate pieces, died last Sunday in Chicago. She was 90. Her death was confirmed by Thea Burger, her agent. Ms. Duckworth followed an idiosyncratic career path, starting as a stone mason in Britain and not turning to ceramics until her 40s, bringing a sculptor's sensibility to it. Intent on doing large-scale ceramic work, then out of favor in Britain, she accepted a teaching appointment at the University of Chicago in 1964 and began executing monumental ceramic murals and, later, bronze sculptures. Her stoneware murals, notably Earth, Water and... Read full biography
"Ruth Duckworth, Sculptor and Muralist, Dies at 90". By WILLIAM GRIMES. Ruth Duckworth, a sculptor whose work in clay and bronze included monumental sculptures and murals, as well as small-scale, intimate pieces, died last Sunday in Chicago. She was 90. Her death was confirmed by Thea Burger, her agent. Ms. Duckworth followed an idiosyncratic career path, starting as a stone mason in Britain and not turning to ceramics until her 40s, bringing a sculptor's sensibility to it. Intent on doing large-scale ceramic work, then out of favor in Britain, she accepted a teaching appointment at the University of Chicago in 1964 and began executing monumental ceramic murals and, later, bronze sculptures. Her stoneware murals, notably Earth, Water and Sky (1967-68) and Clouds Over Lake Michigan (1976), incorporated topographical swirls and abstractly rendered... Read full biography
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Keywords (14)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Bronze
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Stone and/or Limestone
- •Stoneware, Stone, Stonecut, Sandstone
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Hand-Crafted Objects
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Chicago Union League Club
Added Description
- •Ceramic Specialty