Dorothy Rutka (1907–1985) was an American artist. She is known for her intaglio prints from the Depression era.[2]
Dorothy Rutka | |
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| Born | 1907 Grand Rivers, MI |
| Died | 1985 (aged 77–78)[1] Shaker Heights, OH |
Early life edit
Rutka was born in Grand Rivers, Michigan. She studied at the Cleveland School of Art from 1926 to 1929.[3]
Career edit
In 1931 Rutka travelled through Europe for 7 months. Upon returning to the U.S., she took a job as an illustrator and writer for publication, Bystander.[2] Rutka took part in the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project No. 1. in 1936.[3][4] Her intaglio prints from the Depression era are well known. During the 1930s through the 1960s, she exhibited her work nationally in museums and galleries.[2] Rutka's works and exhibitions were reviewed in The Cushing Daily Citizen,[5] the Great Falls Tribune,[6] The Cincinnati Enquirer,[7] among other publications.
Rutka became active again in the 1980s in the Cleveland, Ohio area.[2]
Personal life edit
After graduation, Rutka married Jack Kennon, who worked for the Cleveland News as a political editor.[2] In 1960 she married newspaper editor Philip Porter. In 1985 the couple were killed by Ted Soke and his son Donald, both of whom were strangers who had invaded the Porter home in Shaker Heights, Ohio.[8][9][10]
Collections edit
Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[1] the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Montana Museum of Art and Culture,[11] the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,[12] the Art Institute of Chicago,[13] the Illinois State Museum,[3] and the Cleveland Museum of Art[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Dorothy Rutka | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu.
- ^ a b c d e "Dorothy Rutka - biography". Cleveland Art Institute. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "WPA Art Collection -- Illinois State Museum". www.museum.state.il.us.
- ^ a b "Mexican Corn". Cleveland Museum of Art. 31 October 2018.
- ^ "New Exhibit of Graphic Prints By Ohio Group". The Cushing Daily Citizen. 1 June 1941. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Graphic Process Prints Shown Now at Great Falls Art Center". Great Falls Tribune. 15 April 1941. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ Alexander, Mary I. (16 June 1957). "Famous Paintings Purchased as Decorations for Offices in Company's New Building". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "PORTER, PHILIP WYLIE". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Ex-Editor and Wife Are Slain". The New York Times. 22 May 1985.
- ^ "Daily Kent Stater 4 September 1985 — Kent State University". dks.library.kent.edu.
- ^ "Creator Record". montanamuseum.pastperfectonline.com.
- ^ "Dorothy Rutka (Kennon)". FAMSF Search the Collections. 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Dorothy Rutka". The Art Institute of Chicago.