Verena Ruegg Explained

Verena Ruegg
Occupation:Painter, animator, camerawoman
Other Names:Verena Robinson
Birth Date:30 April 1895
Birth Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Verena Marie Ruegg (April 30, 1895  - March 7, 1973) was an American painter, animator, and camerawoman. Her work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1] During World War II, she worked in animation at Disney and Warner Brothers studios.

Early life and education

Ruegg was born in San Francisco, the daughter of Gallus Ruegg and Martina Vogt Ruegg. Her father was from Switzerland and her mother was from Austria. She attended Alfred University in New York,[2] Mount Zion Hospital and Training School of Nursing in San Francisco,[3] the Chouinard Art Institute[4] and Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles.[5] [6] [7]

Career

Ruegg worked as a nurse as a young woman,[8] and spent time as a patient at the Arequipa Sanatorium. She demonstrated pottery making at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Diego,[9] and did pottery work in Boston later in the 1910s.[10]

Ruegg was best known for her paintings and "sparkling small sketches"[11] of dancers and dance performances.[12] Her work was included in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, She earned prizes at the Los Angeles County Fair,[13] and was featured at Corcoran Gallery, at the Los Angeles Museum in Exposition Park, and at other venues.[14] She was a member of the California Art Club Association.

In widowhood, she worked in promotions at the Walt Disney Studios, and became an artist in the ink and paint department. By 1942 she had moved to the Leon Schlesinger studio to do similar work, and became a camerawoman in the animation process during World War II.[15] [16]

Personal life and legacy

Ruegg married Canadian-born actors' agent Frederick J. Robinson in 1926. The Robinsons' Beverly Hills home burned down in 1939, and her husband died later that year.[17] [18] She died in 1973, in Los Angeles, at the age of 77. There is a collection of her papers, including sketches and drawings, in the special collections of the University of California, Irvine.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Verena Ruegg . Olympedia . August 2, 2020.
  2. Book: Alfred University . College Catalogue . 1917 . 81 . en.
  3. News: June 21, 1921 . 17 Mount Zion Graduates to Get Nurses Diplomas . 10 . San Francisco Call . California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  4. News: 1929-04-26 . Chouinard Art School Awards Scholarships in Annual Contest . 13 . Los Angeles Evening Express . 2023-01-09 . Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: Guide to the Verena Ruegg Collection MS.P.007 . 2023-01-08 . Online Archive of California.
  6. News: 1928-03-16 . Winners in Garden Poster Contest . 23 . The Los Angeles Times . 2023-01-09 . Newspapers.com.
  7. News: 1928-11-27 . See World in Hollywood . 3 . Los Angeles Evening Post-Record . 2023-01-09 . Newspapers.com.
  8. Jammé . Anna C. . January 1922 . Registration News . Pacific Coast Journal of Nursing . 18 . 1 . 43.
  9. Book: The arts and crafts movement in California : living the good life . 1993 . Oakland, Calif. . Oakland Museum . 978-1-55859-393-0 . 264.
  10. Book: Downey, Lynn . Arequipa Sanatorium: Life in California's Lung Resort for Women . 2019-09-12 . University of Oklahoma Press . 978-0-8061-6511-0 . 107–108 . en.
  11. News: Fried . Alexander . 1938-03-27 . Local Artists Exhibit . 26 . The San Francisco Examiner . 2023-01-09 . Newspapers.com.
  12. Web site: New Archival Collections in the Performing Arts and Art History Available Now . 2023-01-08 . UCI Special Collections & Archives.
  13. News: 1940-09-13 . Artistic Crafts Show Largest in Fair's History . 9 . The Pomona Progress Bulletin . 2023-01-09 . Newspapers.com.
  14. News: November 25, 1932 . Haliday Exhibit Opens at Palos Verdes Gallery . 5 . San Pedro News Pilot . January 8, 2023 . California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  15. Book: Adamson, Joe . Bugs Bunny : fifty years and only one grey hare . 1990 . New York . Henry Holt and Company . 978-0-8050-1190-6 . 36.
  16. News: October 14, 1942 . Lady Lenser . 3 . Variety . January 8, 2023.
  17. Web site: Verena Ruegg Collection . 2023-01-08 . UCI Special Collections & Archives.
  18. News: 1940-01-31 . Dog in Court Echoes Tragedy . 23 . The Los Angeles Times . 2023-01-09 . Newspapers.com.

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