Ruth Frieder Fuhrer Collection
1926-1954
Artist Ruth Frieder Fuhrer (b.1903) graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and studied at the Decleuse Academy in Paris. She later painted at artists’ colonies in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and Saugatuck, Michigan. Primarily a landscape artist, her work was exhibited in numerous group shows in Chicago and in solo exhibitions in Chicago and New York. She began her career as Ruth Frieder and later used her married name, Ruth Fuhrer. The collection contains exhibition pamphlets, newspaper clippings, photographs, and an auction catalog relating to her paintings and artistic career.
Collection access:
Collections may be accessed in the Franke Reading Room of the Research Center at The Art Institute of Chicago, by appointment only. For further information, consult the FAQ.
Finding aids by subject
Browse all finding aids
Browse images and media
Oral histories
Contact the Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives:
archives@artic.edu
Printed papers, black and white photographic prints, and a scrapbook.