| LC control no. | nr2003028274 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Schnee, Ruth Adler, 1923-2023 |
| Associated country | Germany United States |
| Birth date | 19230513 |
| Death date | 20230105 |
| Place of birth | Frankfurt am Main (Germany) |
| Field of activity | Textile fabrics--Exhibitions |
| Affiliation | Rhode Island School of Design Michigan State University |
| Profession or occupation | Textile artists College teachers |
| Found in | Oral history interview with Ruth Adler Schnee, 2002 Nov. 24-30: (Ruth Adler Schnee, b. 1923; textile artist, Southfield, Mich.) Ruth Adler Schnee, 2019, ©2019: title page (Ruth Adler Schnee) pages 207-211 (b. May 13, 1923 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany; in 1939, her family escaped from Nazi Germany and sailed to America, ultimately settled in Detroit, Michigan, moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2019 to be near her children and grandchildren; 1942-1945, awarded scholarship to study costume designs at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island, received BFA in interior architecture, met her future husband Edward "Eddie" Schnee in 1947, has taught at Michigan State University and other universities, institutions, and has served as director of interior design, designer and consultant to private associates or galleries) The Henry Ford, Blog, April 11, 2024: Remembering Ruth Adler Schnee (1923-2023) published January 6, 2023 (Ruth Adler Schnee was a pioneering designer and a dear friend of The Henry Ford. It is with great sadness that we learned of her passing on January 5, 2023. Born on May 13, 1923, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Ruth began designing her own clothes as a child and she recalls playing in the studio of family friend Paul Klee, the influential German artist.) <https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/remembering-ruth-adler-schnee-(1923-2023)> |
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