Ruth Duckworth, Modernist Sculptor

Media - 2003.55 - SAAM-2003.55_3 - 62431

Ruth Duckworth, Untitled (Archival Inventory 761702), 2002, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995--2003) and gift of an anonymous donor

Ruth Duckworth, Modernist Sculptor is a comprehensive retrospective that positions Duckworth within the modernist movement and provides an overdue assessment of her contributions to the contemporary art world. 

Description

The traveling exhibition will feature approximately 80 ceramic works including wall reliefs, freestanding sculpture and sculptural vessels. Many of the works are from the artist's private collection, including stone carvings and maquettes that will be exhibited publicly for the first time. In addition, the exhibition will incorporate photographs of Duckworth's large scale architectural murals and site specific sculptures, and a video documenting her life's work.

Visiting Information

August 31, 2006 – January 15, 2007
Open daily, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Free Admission

Credit

"Ruth Duckworth, Modernist Sculptor" is curated by Jo Lauria and Thea Burger for Art Options Foundation.

Exhibition Catalogue

This exhibition has an accompanying catalogue published by Lund Humphries Publishers. The monograph contains a critical analysis of Duckworth’s creative output over the last 50 years by co-curator Jo Lauria, a biographical essay by the British writer Tony Birks and a foreword by artist Martin Puryear.

Artists

Ruth Duckworth
born Hamburg, Germany 1919-died Chicago, IL 2009

Born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1919, Ruth Duckworth moved to England in 1936, during the rise of Nazi power.