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Ruth Chaney Art

1908-1973

Ruth Chaney was born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, in 1908. She was a member of the Artists’ Union and worked for the New York City Federal Art Project from 1936–42. She was a registered NY WPA artist. Her works are currently displayed in the Smithsonian Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Chaney led a subway art division, one of the many committees set up by the Public Use of Arts Committee.

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Artist: Ruth Chaney
"Nightrise" Public Works Art Color Woodcut
By Ruth Chaney
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Bold woodblock serigraph by Ruth Chaney (American, 1908-1973). Numbered (#17), titled, signed, and dated along the bottom edge. The Smithsonian American Art Museum has an edition of...
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1930s American Impressionist Ruth Chaney Art

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

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