Ruth Vollmer

Ruth Vollmer
Born	Ruth Landshoff Vollmer 1903 Munich
Died	1 January 1982 (aged 78)
Nationality	Munich, American
Known for	Painter, Sculpture
Movement	abstract sculptor, minimalism

Ruth Vollmer (1903 - 1982 New York), was a German artist born in Munich. She moved to New York in 1935 and had her first and only solo exhibition in 1960.^[1]

Exhibitions

• 1977, Group Exhibition, Betty Parsons Gallery. Mino Argento, Calvert Coggeshall, Minoru Kawabata, Richard Tuttle, Ruth Vollmer, Robert Yasuda, Helene Aylon and Cleve Gray (among others).^[2]
• 1978, Group Exhibition, Betty Parsons Gallery. Ruth Vollmer, Mino Argento, Cleve Gray, Calvert Coggeshall (among others)^[3]
• 1979-80, Group Exhibition, Betty Parsons Gallery. Mino Argento, Fanny Brennan, Richard Francisco, Richard Tuttle, Ruth Vollmer and Toko Shinoda (among others)^[4]

References

1. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-12978548.html
2. Book: Ruth Vollmer 1961-1978 Thinking The Line, Nadja Rottner and Peter Weibel, editors. P.220, ISBN 978-3-7757-1786-1
3. The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian, Betty Parsons Gallery Papers, Reel 4087-4089: Exhibition Records, Reel 4108: Artists Files, last names A-B.
4. Book: Ruth Vollmer 1961-1978 Thinking The Line, Nadja Rottner and Peter Weibel, editors. P.220, ISBN 978-3-7757-1786-1

External links

• Ruth Vollmer frequently exhibited at the Betty Parsons Gallery on West 57th Street
• Ruth Landshoff Vollmer fine art prices, auction results, auction images
• "Ruth Vollmer & Gego Thinking the Line"
• "Vollmer began designing window displays for Tiffany". The New York Times