Ruth Butler | |
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| Born | October 7, 1931 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 2024 (aged 93) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | Western Reserve University Cleveland Institute of Art New York University Institute of Fine Arts |
| Doctoral advisor | H. W. Janson |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Art history |
| Institutions | University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts Boston |
Ruth Butler (October 7, 1931 – November 28, 2024) was an American art historian and academic who specialized in 19th-century French sculpture and the roles of artists' models and collaborators. She taught at the University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Massachusetts Boston, and authored works on Auguste Rodin and the lives of women associated with artists of the era.