b'BEGINNINGSAchildartprodigywithasuccessful artist uncle based in Paris as a guide, JanetKadeskyRuttenberggrewupin Dubuque, Iowa. Created at age 11, the largecollageposterdisplayedhere decoratedherfathersorthodontist office:itshowsDubuques4 th Street InclineElevatorwithpassengers visiblethroughthecarwindowsand overgrownlandscapewithvarious animals,allsubjectsattheheartof hermatureprints,paintingsand multimedia works. Dubuque Iowa Fourth Street Incline ElevatorVintage PostcardDubuque Elevator, 1942, Paper collage on shaped plywood95 x 65 3/4 inches12 13'