What is John A. Ruthven?
[[File:John Ruthven 2004 National Medal of Arts (cropped).jpg|thumb|John A. Ruthven]] '''John Aldrich Ruthven''' (November 12, 1924 – October 11, 2020) was an American artist best known for his paintings of wildlife. He was born in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]. In 2004, President [[George W. Bush]] honored him with the [[National Medal of Arts]]. Ruthven's wildlife paintings are on display at many museums including the [[Smithsonian Institution]]. Ruthven died at his home in [[Georgetown, Ohio]] on October 11, 2020 at the age of 95.<ref>[https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/john-ruthven-modern-audubon-and-a-cincinnati-treasure John Ruthven: Modern Audubon and 'a Cincinnati treasure' dead at 95]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.ruthven.com/ One official site] *[http://www.johnruthvenart.com/ Another official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805085020/http://johnruthvenart.com/ |date=2018-08-05 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruthven, John}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American painters]] [[Category:People from Cincinnati]] {{US-bio-stub}}