Rita McBride

Rita McBride
Born	1960 (age 56–57) Des Moines, Iowa
Nationality	American
Known for	Director of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Notable work	Mae West

Rita McBride (born 1960 in Des Moines, Iowa) is an American artist and sculptor. She is based in Düsseldorf, Germany where she is the Director of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, the Arts Academy of Düsseldorf. Rita is married to Glen Rubsamen, an American painter from Los Angeles.

She is known for large scale works and installations. One of her best known works is Mae West, a 170 foot high sculpture erected in Munich in 2011.

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