Ruth Duckworth

Born Ruth Windmüller on April 10, 1919 in Hamburg, Germany, Ruth Duckworth took up drawing after a doctor recommended that she remain homebound to improve her health.[1][2] She was the youngest of five children. Her oldest brother promised to watch over her for the rest of her life, but was later killed when his ship was sunk by a Japanese submarine.[3] The daughter of a Lutheran mother and a Jewish father, she left Germany to study at the Liverpool College of Art in 1936, as she could not study art in her home country under the restrictions imposed by Nazi Germany.[1][2] She later studied at the Hammersmith School of Art and at the City and Guilds of London Art School, where she learned stone carving. Using these skills, she launched her sculptural career and began specializing in tombstone carvings.[1] When she applied for art school, she was asked if she wanted to focus on drawing, painting, or sculpting. She insisted that she wanted to study all of them; after all, Michelangelo did it.[3] 1919 Born Hamburg, Germany 1936–1940 Liverpool School of Art England 1955 Hammersmith School of Art 1956–1958 Central School of Arts and Crafts London, England 1982 Honorary Doctorate, DePaul University Chicago, IL 2007 Honorary Doctorate Degree, College of Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan, USA

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