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Shack, Ruth, 1931-

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role Collector
dates 1931-
city Miami
stateFL
other citiesNew York, NY; Long Island, NY;
sex F
historical notes Ruth Shack is president of the Dade-Community Foundation and an art collector. She and her husband, Richard Shack, collected Contemporary art together.

The Shack collection includes work by, among others, Larry Donovan, Robert Rauschenberg, Maria Brito, Lydia Rubio, Cesar Trasobares, José Bedia, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, and the South African artist William Kentridge.

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2000-2010
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Oral history interview with Ruth and Richard Shack, 1996 Dec. 7-1997 Feb.8 see details...

see also:
Shack, Richard