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Decoration of Merit in Gold of the State of Vienna
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Ruth Rogers-Altmann
1917-12-31 – 2015-10-11
Life & Legacy
Ruth Rogers-Altmann (December 31, 1917 – October 11, 2015) was a Vienna-born painter and fashion designer once called "The Pioneer Sportswear Icon of New York" by The Leo Baeck Institute. She is the mother of former editorial director of Abbeville Press Susan Costello Friedman, and sculptor Victoria Thorson.
Occupation & Career
painter, fashion designer, artist, designer
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Decoration of Merit in Gold of the State of Vienna
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Honors & Awards
Decoration of Merit in Gold of the State of Vienna
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Family Father
Arnold Karplus
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