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Ruth Duckworth Art

American, 1919-2009

Ruth Duckworth was born in Hamburg, Germany, as the youngest of five children. The daughter of a Jewish woman, Duckworth had to leave Nazi Germany for her studies in sculpture and drawing, attending the Liverpool College of Art in 1936. She later studied at the Hammersmith School of Art, the City and Guilds of London Art School and the Central School of Arts and Crafts. She joined the faculty of the University of Chicago in 1964 and, upon retiring from the university in 1977, moved her studio space to a former pickle plant in Lakeview, Chicago. Her work is featured at such institutions as the Art Institute of Chicago; Boston Museum of Fine Arts; Windsor Castle, England; Stuttgart Museum, Germany; National Museum of Modern Art, Japan; Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, The Netherlands, Philadelphia Museum of Art; The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; National Museum of Scotland; Kestner Museum, Germany; Schleswig Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Germany; Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Germany; City Museum, Bassano Del Grappa, Italy; Buckinghamshire County Museum, England; Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Utah; American Craft Museum, New York; Los Angeles County Art Museum, California; Evanston Public Library, Illinois and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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Glazed Sandstone Sculpture by Ruth Duckworth, 1961
Glazed Sandstone Sculpture by Ruth Duckworth, 1961

Glazed Sandstone Sculpture by Ruth Duckworth, 1961

By Ruth Duckworth

Located in Benalmadena, ES

A sculptural work by Ruth Duckworth, executed in glazed sandstone in 1961. The piece consists of a cubic, open-centered outer frame featuring a highly textured, unglazed exterior, wh...

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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ruth Duckworth Art

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Sandstone

Full Tea Service by Ruth Duckworth (INV# NP3746)
Full Tea Service by Ruth Duckworth (INV# NP3746)

Full Tea Service by Ruth Duckworth (INV# NP3746)

By Ruth Duckworth

Located in Morton Grove, IL

Ruth Duckworth Full Tea Service (INV# NP3746) stoneware and glaze teapot: 8.25 x 7 x 3.5” creamer: 3.25 x 2 x 2.25” sugar bowl: 1.5 x 3.25” approx. cup: 3 x 2.5 x 1.75” approx. saucer: .75 x 4.5 x 4.5” circa 1972 signed RWD Ruth Duckworth (1919-2009) was born in Hamburg, Germany as the youngest of five children. The daughter of a Jewish woman, Duckworth had to leave Nazi Germany for her studies in sculpture and drawing, attending the Liverpool College of Art in 1936. She later studied at the Hammersmith School of Art, the City and Guilds of London Art School, and the Central School of Arts and Crafts. She joined the faculty of the University of Chicago in 1964 and, upon retiring from the university in 1977, moved her studio space to a former pickle plant in Lakeview, Chicago. Her work is featured at such institutions as the Art Institute of Chicago; Boston Museum of Fine Arts; Windsor Castle, England; Stuttgart Museum, Germany; National Museum of Modern Art, Japan; Museum Boymans-Van Beuningen, The Netherlands, Philadelphia Museum of Art; The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; National Museum of Scotland; Kestner Museum, Germany; Schleswig Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Germany; Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe, Germany; City Museum, Bassano Del Grappo, Italy; Buckingham County Museum, England; Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Utah; American Craft Museum , New York; Los Angeles County Art Museum, California; Evanston Public Library, Illinois; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Most recently, Ruth Duckworth had a major exhibition at Salon 94...

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1970s Contemporary Ruth Duckworth Art

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Stoneware, Glaze

Ruth Duckworth Stoneweare Ceramic Large Monumemtal Vessel
Ruth Duckworth Stoneweare Ceramic Large Monumemtal Vessel

Ruth Duckworth Stoneweare Ceramic Large Monumemtal Vessel

By Ruth Duckworth

Located in Chicago, IL

Ruth Duckworth was an innovative Chicago sculptor, deeply engaged in the natural world and responding to artistic developments in the 1960s. Working in clay, she called herself a scu...

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1960s American Modern Vintage Ruth Duckworth Art

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Stoneware

Ruth Duckworth, Full Tea Service, 1972, Stoneware and Glaze
Ruth Duckworth, Full Tea Service, 1972, Stoneware and Glaze

Ruth Duckworth, Full Tea Service, 1972, Stoneware and Glaze

By Ruth Duckworth

Located in London, GB

Ruth Duckworth Full Tea Service (INV# NP3746), 1972 Stoneware and glaze teapot: 8.25 x 7 x 3.5” creamer: 3.25 x 2 x 2.25” sugar bowl: 1.5 x 3.25” approx. cup: 3 x 2.5 x 1.75” approx....

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1970s Contemporary Ruth Duckworth Art

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Stoneware, Glaze

Untitled, 1982, Porcelain and glaze

Untitled, 1982, Porcelain and glaze

By Ruth Duckworth

Located in London, GB

Ruth Duckworth Untitled, 1982 Porcelain and glaze 43.2 x 83.8 x 10.8 cm 17 x 33 x 4 1/4 in

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1980s Contemporary Ruth Duckworth Art

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Porcelain, Glaze

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Find a wide variety of authentic Ruth Duckworth art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Ruth Duckworth in ceramic, glaze, stoneware and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 1970s and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Ruth Duckworth art, so small editions measuring 4 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Mary Shaffer, Jean Richardson, and Gregory Green.

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