Hobart and William Smith Colleges

The Met Acquires Ruth’s Work

This Place II, part of a series of multimedia landscapes created by Professor of Art and Architecture Nick Ruth, has been acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The 2022 screenprint and colored pencil work will be housed in the museum’s permanent collection.

“For me this series is about world-building, and in this case that involved repurposing imagery from Renaissance engravings and then amplifying the new space with intense color,” says Ruth. “That is apparently part of what helped them get interested. Needless to say, I am thrilled.”