Eleanor Rufty (American, b. 1936), On Location

Matte acrylic on arches paper, 2007, signed and dated to lower margin, retaining label to verso, mounted in a gallery frame below museum glass.

Sheet size 22 3/4 x 30 1/4 in.; Frame dimensions 26 x 33 1/2 in.

From the Prominent Contemporary Art Collection of Pamela K. And William A. Royall Jr., Richmond, Virginia

Eleanor Rufty earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Richmond Professional Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University) in 1958. Since then, she has maintained a studio, working in Fine Art and costume design. Her exhibition record consists of nineteen solo and over fifty-five group exhibitions.

Rufty was awarded a Mid-Atlantic/NEA Fellowship in 1994, was Virginia Artist of the Year by the Richmond Women’s Caucus For Art in 1995, received the Theresa Pollak Prize For Excellence In The Arts in 2002, a Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowship and the Sweet Briar Fellowship for The Creative Retreat at Mt. San Angelo, Sweetbriar, Virginia in 2006 and 2007 respectively. She taught classes in painting and drawing at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School from 1973 to 2007. Rufty’s paintings and drawings are included in public art collections and numerous private collections. (Adapted from the Artist's Website)


Minor errant material trapped below glass; not examined outside the frame.