Ruth Kerkovius

Ruth Kerkovius (1921-2007)^[1] was a German born artist known for her printmaking, painting, and textile design.

Ruth Kerkovius
Born	1921 (1921) Berlin, Germany
Died	2007 (aged 85–86)
Nationality	German
Known for	Printmaking
Spouse	Jay L. Johnson

Biography

Kerkovius was born in 1921 in Berlin, Germany. She spent her youth in Riga, Latvia, relocating to Munich, Germany to study at the University of Munich.^[2]

In the late 1940s she moved to New York. She studied at the Art Students League of New York and the Pratt Graphic Art Center where she was taught by Antonio Frasconi and Michael Ponce de Leon.^[3][2]

She participated in annual print competitions at the Boston Printmakers, the Library of Congress, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Society of American Graphic Artists.^[3]

Her work is in the collections of the Cincinnati Art Museum,^[4] the Library of Congress,^[5] The National Gallery of Art,^[6] the University of Chicago, and Wesleyan University.^[2]

Kerkovius died in 2007.^[6]

References

1. "Biography of Ruth Kerkovius (1921-2007)". Artprice. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
2. "Ruth Kerkovius". Art of The Print. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
3. "Ruth Kerkovius". AskArt. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
4. "Cloud Mountain". Cincinnati Art Museum. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
5. "Kerkovius, Ruth Search Results - Prints & Photographs Online Catalog". Library of Congress. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
6. "Ruth Kerkovius". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

External links

• images of Kerkovius' work on MutualArt