About Dorothy Rutka
Lived 1907 – 1985 (aged 77–78). Dorothy Rutka was an American painter, etcher and portraitist.
Early life Rutka was born in Grand Rivers, Michigan. She studied at the Cleveland School of Art from 1926 to 1929. the Great Falls Tribune, The Cincinnati Enquirer, among other publications.
Rutka became active again in the 1980s in the Cleveland, Ohio area.
Collections Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Montana Museum of Art and Culture, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Illinois State Museum, and the Cleveland Museum of Art
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Who was Dorothy Rutka?
American painter, portraitist, and etcher, 1907-1985
When was Dorothy Rutka born?
Dorothy Rutka was born in 1907 in Michigan.
When did Dorothy Rutka die?
Dorothy Rutka died in 1985 in Shaker Heights.
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Dorothy Rutka was a painter, etcher and portraitist.
What nationality was Dorothy Rutka?
Dorothy Rutka was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dorothy Rutka. https://biography.guide/dorothy-rutka/
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