Background
Dancyger, Ruth was born on November 11, 1918 in Cleveland. Daughter of Henry and Nellie (Friedman) Steuer.
Dancyger, Ruth was born on November 11, 1918 in Cleveland. Daughter of Henry and Nellie (Friedman) Steuer.
Student, Goucher College, 1938. Bachelor, Case Western Reserve University, 1942. Master of Arts, John Carroll University, 1966.
Art historian, John Carroll U., Cleveland, 1987-1993; art historian, Cleveland Artists Foundation, since 1986; also board directors, Cleveland Artists Foundation art historian, Cleveland Artists Now, since 1993; archivist, historian, Temple Tifereth Israel, Cleveland, since 1998. Lecturer Midwest Art History Foundation, 1995-1996. Catalogue research assistant Cleveland Museum Art and Ohio University Press, 1996.
Board directors Temple Museum, since 1984. Member mayor's committee Adopt-A-Sculpture, 1993. Women's council Cleveland Museum Art, 1994-2004, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, since 1985, docent council of Museum of Contemporary Art Center, 1989-2000.
Member Cleveland Artists' Foundation, since 1987, recording secretary, 1990-1993. Member Cleveland Society for Contemporary Art (program and travel planner 1989-1996), Print Club of Cleveland (recording secretary, 2000-2004), Directors Circuit Cleveland Museum Art.
Married, December 21, 1939. Widowed, July 1968; children: Polly Sherard, Emily Edelstein.