Ruth Vodicka Explained

Ruth Chai Vodicka (November 23, 1921 – March 24, 1999) was an American sculptor.[1]

An alumna of the Sculpture Center and of the City College of New York,[2] Vodicka began working in welded metal in the 1950s.[3] Early in her career she would repair items with her welder's torch in order to afford more art supplies.[4] She was also a member of the Sculptors Guild.[5] Vodicka donated a collection of her papers to the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution in 1977.[6] Vodicka died in March 1999 at the age of 77.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who's who of American Women and Women of Canada. A.N. Marquis Company. 1968. Canada.
  2. Book: Greenwich Gallery, New York. Fifty contemporary American artists: opening exhibition. 1957.
  3. Book: Charlotte Streifer Rubinstein. American women sculptors: a history of women working in three dimensions. registration. 1990. G.K. Hall. 978-0-8161-8732-4.
  4. Book: Time Inc. LIFE. 10 September 1956. Time Inc. 75–. 0024-3019.
  5. Web site: Sculpture To Grace A Garden Is Shown . . 1981-05-07 . 2017-06-23.
  6. Web site: 2017-06-13 . Ruth Chai Vodicka papers, 1952-1976 . Archives of American Art . Smithsonian . 2017-06-23.
  7. https://sortedbyname.com/pages/v118172.html Ruth Vodicka death record

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