JOHN A RUTHVEN WAS AN AMERICAN ARTIST BEST KNOWN FOR HIS PAINTINGS OF WILDLIFE. RUTHVEN WAS BORN IN CINCINNATI, OHIO AND ATTENDED ATTENDED THE ART ACADAMY OF CINCINNATI RECEIVING HIS CERTIFICATE IN 1947. RUTHVEN'S WILDLIFE PAINTINGS ARE ON DISPLAY AT MANY MUSEUMS INCLUDING THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AND HIS WORK WAS FEATURED IN A 1994 RETROSPECTIVE AT THE CINCINNATI MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.