Ferenc Rutka Painter, stage designer, jazz drummer

Ferenc Ruttka, well-known painter, set designer, jazz drummer whose works have been exhibited around the world. Ferenc Ruttka was born on October 17, 1926 in Vámosgyörk. He graduated from the College of Applied Arts in Budapest in 1956. His masters were Mátyás Varga, István Köpeczi Bócz, Pál Miháltz and Erik Vogel. At MAFILM he worked as a set designer, Zoltán Fábry, Márton Keleti and Miklós Jancsó. From 1965 he worked as a musician for ten years in Germany. His drawings regularly appeared in the columns of various newspapers. He had exhibitions in Budapest, France, Vienna, Munich, Los Angeles and Mexico. His works are in private and public collections abroad.