biography of Jan DERUTH (1922-1991)
Birth place: Karlovy Vary, Czech.x
Addresses: New York, NY
Profession: Painter, writer
Studied: Rotter Art Sch, Prague, Czech; Ruskin Sch Drawing, Oxford Univ, Eng; ASL New York; New Sch Soc Res, New York, NY; also with Frederic Taubes.
Exhibited: 38 nat juried exhibs, 14 mus solo shows & 51 gallery solo exhibs. Awards: Gold medal, Nat Arts Club; purchase award, Butler Inst Am Art; purchase award, Audubon Artists.
Member: Allied Artists Am (v pres); Audubon Artists; Am Artists Prof League; Royal Soc Art, London; Artists Fel.
Comments: Preferred Media: Oils. Publications: Auth, Portrait Painting, 1964; auth, Painting the Nude, 1968.