Background
Blitt, Rita Lea was born on September 7, 1931 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Herman Stanley and Dorothy Edith (Sofnas) Copaken.
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Rita Lea Blitt
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Rita Lea Blitt, American artist. Co-honoree Parsons Dance Company, 2000. Member Society Fellow The Nelson Gallery Foundation, The Aspen Institute; board directors Trio Foundation; member The Stop Violence Coalition; research associate The International Research on Jewish Women. Member International Sculpture Center, Kansas City Artists Coalition.
Education
Student, University Illinois, 1948-1950; Bachelor, Kansas City U., 1952; postgraduate, Kansas City The Art Institute of Chicago, 1952-1954.
Career
Painter/sculptor, Aspen, Colorado, Emeryville, California, Leawood, Kansas. Speaker National Art Education Association, Galveston, Texas, 2007.
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Membership
Member Society Fellow The Nelson Gallery Foundation, The Aspen Institute. Board directors Trio Foundation. Member The Stop Violence Coalition.
Research associate The International Research on Jewish Women. Member International Sculpture Center, Kansas City Artists Coalition.
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Married Irwin Joseph Blitt, April 18, 1951. 1 child, Chela ne Connie.
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American