John A. Ruthven Offset Lithograph "Broadwing"

Item Details

John A. Ruthven (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1924 – 2020)
Broadwing
Offset lithograph on paper
Signed in plate and to the lower right
Edition 519/1000
Plaque affixed to lower portion, reads “For Outstanding Achievement/Broadwing/February 2001”

John Aldrich Ruthven studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and the Jack Storey Central Academy of Commercial Art. After graduating, Ruthven opened a commercial studio and started painting the realistic wildlife portraits he is known for today. Ruthven was a member of the Outdoor Writers Association, the Cincinnati Art Club and Art Director’s Club, the Cincinnati Artist’s Guild, and the National Audubon Society.

• Item not examined outside of mounting

Condition

- minor debris behind glazing; minor tearing to paper backing.

Dimensions

- measures frame.

Item #

ITMGI07168