Selected Events 2008  

American Artist With Leipzig Roots

Consul Mark Wenig (left) and Dr. Volker Rodekamp, Director, Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Leipzig

February 20, 2008. In the presence of the artist, the Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Leipzig opened a large retrospective exhibition featuring painter Peter Ruta. Ruta, who was born in Saxony to a Jewish family in 1918, depicts cityscapes and still lifes in his work, which spans more than a half a century. The exhibition presents some 70 paintings of New York cityscapes, Italian scenes, still lifes, and the JFK Dallas motorcade. Consul for Public Affairs Mark Wenig spoke at the exhibition opening.