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'''David Ruff''' (13 November 1925 - 7 June 2007) was an [[United states|American]] [[artist]]. He passed away in the [[Italy|Italian]] [[city]] of [[Turin]] in 2007. |
'''David C(harles) Ruff''' (13 November 1925 - 7 June 2007) was an [[United states|American]] [[artist]]. He passed away in the [[Italy|Italian]] [[city]] of [[Turin]] in 2007. |
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He was born in [[New York]] in 1925. He studied |
He was born in [[New York]] in 1925. He studied print-making with [[Stanley William Hayter]] at [[Atelier 17]] in New York's [[Greenwich Village]] from 1947 to 1948. He studied painting with [[Yasuo Kuniyoshi]]. |
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He ran [[The Print Workshop]] in [[San Francisco]] from 1950 to 1955, publishing poetry and teaching etching and engraving. He co-founded [[The Jargon Society]] with American poet [[Jonathan Williams]] in 1951. The first print that Jargon made was a folded pamphlet with a poem by Williams (Garbage Litters the Iron Face of the Sun’s Child) and an etching by Ruff. Just 150 copies were produced.<ref>"The Jargon Society" http://www.jargonbooks.com/index.html.</ref>. A show of his graphic work and fine letterpress editions was held at the [[Book Club of California]] in 1953. |
He ran [[The Print Workshop]] in [[San Francisco]] from 1950 to 1955, publishing poetry and teaching etching and engraving. He co-founded [[The Jargon Society]] with American poet [[Jonathan Williams]] in 1951. The first print that Jargon made was a folded pamphlet with a poem by Williams (Garbage Litters the Iron Face of the Sun’s Child) and an etching by Ruff. Just 150 copies were produced.<ref>"The Jargon Society" http://www.jargonbooks.com/index.html.</ref>. A show of his graphic work and fine letterpress editions was held at the [[Book Club of California]] in 1953. |
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His search for new artistic directions led him to travel - from [[France]], to the [[Netherlands]] and [[England]] - and finally to [[Italy]]. |
His search for new artistic directions led him to travel - from [[France]], to the [[Netherlands]] and [[England]] - and finally to [[Italy]]. |
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David C (harles). Ruff studied print-making with Hayter at Atelier 17, not painting; he had studied painting with Yasuo Kuniyoshi. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://members.aol.com/shelterrock2/ David Ruff virtual gallery] |
* [http://members.aol.com/shelterrock2/ David Ruff virtual gallery] |
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David C(harles) Ruff died in Turin, Italy, on June 7, 2007. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 07:20, 24 March 2013
David C(harles) Ruff (13 November 1925 - 7 June 2007) was an American artist. He passed away in the Italian city of Turin in 2007.
He was born in New York in 1925. He studied print-making with Stanley William Hayter at Atelier 17 in New York's Greenwich Village from 1947 to 1948. He studied painting with Yasuo Kuniyoshi.
He ran The Print Workshop in San Francisco from 1950 to 1955, publishing poetry and teaching etching and engraving. He co-founded The Jargon Society with American poet Jonathan Williams in 1951. The first print that Jargon made was a folded pamphlet with a poem by Williams (Garbage Litters the Iron Face of the Sun’s Child) and an etching by Ruff. Just 150 copies were produced.[1]. A show of his graphic work and fine letterpress editions was held at the Book Club of California in 1953.
In 1955, he printed Pictures of a Gone World, by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the first of the City Lights Pocket Poets series of anthologies. The same year he returned to the east coast and painting, settling in Woodstock, NY.
His search for new artistic directions led him to travel - from France, to the Netherlands and England - and finally to Italy.
External links
References
- ^ "The Jargon Society" http://www.jargonbooks.com/index.html.
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