Background
Schlesinger, Ruth Hirschland was born on March 11, 1920 in Essen, Germany. Came to the United States, 1936. Daughter of Kurt M. and Henriette (Simons) Hirschland.
Schlesinger, Ruth Hirschland was born on March 11, 1920 in Essen, Germany. Came to the United States, 1936. Daughter of Kurt M. and Henriette (Simons) Hirschland.
Bachelor cum laude, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts, 1942. Intern, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1941.
Director, Upstairs Gallery, Ithaca, New York, 1960-1967; curatorial assistant Andrew D. White Museum, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1967-1970; curator of prints Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Cornell Univercity, 1970-1975; art curator Hastings College of the Law, University of California, San Francisco, 1978-1996.
Member United Nations World Centre founding committee, 1979-1984. Member art advisory committee New York State Fair, Syracuse, 1973. Consultant Gallery Association, State of New York, 1972-1974.
Married Rudolf B. Schlesinger, September 4, 1942. Children: Steven, June, Fay.