Ruth Duckworth 1919 Born in Hamburg, Germany. 1936~1940 Liverpool School of Art (Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture), 1955 Hammersmith School of Art (Ceramics), 1956~1958 Central School of Art & Crafts, London, England, 1982 Honorary Doctorate Degree. Depaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

National Museum of Women in the Arts, Lifetime Achievement Award, 1993, National Society of Arts and Letters, Gold Medal, Washington D.C., 1996 American Craft Council, Gold Medal, Lifetime Achievement in the Arts, 1997, Ruth Duckworth Fund for Art Education and Scholarships established at Lewis and Clark College, 1998. The Madigan Prize, Best Sculpture in the State of Illinois for 1999. Master of their Medium, Gold Medal, Renwick Society, Washington D.C., 2001. The Three of Arts Award, 2003. The Three Arts Club, Chicago, IL, 2003.