Rita Blitt / About Rita Blitt / Bibliography

	2009		Josef Woodard, "Lines, danced and drawn", ART REVIEW, (January 30, 2009). read

	2007		April E. Clark, "The Art of Healing", Glenwood Springs Post Independent, (Glenwood Springs, Colorado, September 3, 2007).

	2006		Cassie Huffman, "Spontaneous reactions: Paintings, sculpture by Rita Blitt capture the essence of gesture", Northwest Arkansas Times, (Arkansas, June 9, 2006). read

			Michele McGuire, "Passionate Gestures: Painting and Sculpture by Rita Blitt", CitiScapes, (Arkansas, June 2006). read

	2005		Roberta Carasso, "Rita Blitt Art Dances in Space", The Orange County Register, (Orange County, CA, March 3, 2005). read

			Mendenhall, Lauri, "Purely Passionate", Coast Magazine, Art Access (Newport Beach, California, February 2005). read

			Lauri Mendenhall, "Purely Passionate", Coast, Art Access (Newport Beach, California, February 2005). read

	2004		Berry, S.L., "Blitt show features artist whose evolving works remain true to inspiration", Indianapolis Star, (October 2004). read

	2003		David Cleveland, "Of Myth and Metaphor, Arabesque and Line: Flights of Transformation in Contemporary Sculpture", Exhibition Catalogue Walter Wickiser Gallery, p. 3 (New York, NY, 2003). read

	2001		"Rita Blitt: The Passionate Gesture", The Torch, p. 32 (Fall 2001).

			"Waltham, MA, Rita Blitt, Brandeis University", Sculpture, vol. 20, no. 8, p. 70. (October, 2001).

			"An Artist's Life", Aspen Magazine, p. 22 (late Summer/Fall 2001).

			"Rita Blitt's Passionate Gesture to the Ballet", The Newsletter of the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, vol. 5. (Summer, 2001).

			Westover, Phyllis, "Exercises in Movement and Gesture at Leedy Voulkos.", Review Magazine, (June, 2001). read

			Hackman, Kate, "Doodling a Passionate Gesture of Discovery.", Kansas City Star, p 23 (Kansas City, May 18, 2001). read

			Berkowitz, Leah, "Blitt Art Graces Research Center.", The Justice, ( Just Artist, Feb. 6, 2001).

			Who’s Who in the World, America, American Women, Midwest, Marquis Publications, (1995-2001).

	2000		Kaberline, Brian, Kansas City Business Journal, p. 2 (April 14-20, 2000).

	1998		Parsons, David, unpublished commentary on the art of Rita Blitt, (1998). read

			Cromwell-Lacy, Sherry, Choreography With a Line: Visual Artists Respond to Dance, (1998).

			Hanani, Yehuda, unpublished commentary, (1998). read

			McDonald, Robert: writer, critic and curator, The Art of Rita Blitt, (1998). read

			Narkiss, Bezalel, Ph.D., The Jewish Art of Rita Blitt, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, (1998). read

			Reinharz, Shulamit, Ph.D. , Political Issues in the Work of Rita Blitt, Brandeis University, (1998). read

	1997		Sheldon, Bill, "Artist Generous with Her Talent", Kansas City Star, Johnson County Living (March 19, 1997).

	1996		"Hokubei Mainichi", San Francisco, (February 7, 1996).

			"Hokubei Mainichi", San Francisco, (January 17, 1996).

			Glanz, Barbara, Care Packages for the Work Place, McGraw Hill, (New York, 1996).

			Glanz, Barbara A, About Rita Blitt, unpublished commentary, (1996). read

	1995		Westover, Phyllis, "Dancing with their Minds", Potpourri VII, Collections Column (1995). read

	1994		"Blitt Exhibit Spans Three Decades of the Artist's Work", Athens News, (October 3, 1994).

			Thorson, Alice, "Sculpture Finally Finds Home", Kansas City Star, Section D3 (May, 2, 1994).

			Gerry, Catherine Rips, "Rita Blitt Art Feature", Palm Springs Life, (February, 1994).

			"Sculptures Abound in La Quinta "Art Park"", Los Angeles Times, D Section, J51 (January 2, 1994).

			Duval-Arnould, Caroline; Sniezek, Elana, "Kennedy Center", Kennedy Museum of Art, (1993-94). read

	1993		Bayer, Barbara, "Norway's Peace Efforts Were an Inspiration to Local Artist", Kansas City Jewish Chronicle, p. 21 (October 22, 1993).

			Root, Jack, "Flag Among Sculptor's Works", The Sun, Leawood Blue Valley Ed., Section B (Johnson County, Kansas, July 21, 1993). read

			"Dear Readers", Arts Rag, (1993).

			Paglia, Michael, "Rita Blitt", ARTNews, p. 151-152 (January, 1993).

	1992		Dickinson, Carol, "Show Reveals How a Sculptor is Born", Golden Transcript, People, p. 9 (October 13, 1992). read

			Jacobs, Andrea, "Sculptures Bigger Than Life", Intermountain Jewish News, (August 26, 1992).

			Thorson, Alice, "Public Art -- Who Decides?", Kansas City Star, Section J 1,4 (August 23, 1992).

			"Blitt Dances on Paper", Aspen Times, (July 25-26, 1992).

			Hayes, Mary Eshbaugh, "Rita Blitt sculptures dominate gardens at Aspen Institute", The Aspen Times, 20-A (Aspen, Colorado, June 13, 1992). read

			Thorson, Alice, "New Spirit for Kansas city Landmark", Kansas City Star, (1992).

	1991		Koh, Jeannie, "Reaching Out for Creativity", Singapore American, Vol. XXXV No. 5 (May, 1991). read

			Sabapathy, T.K., "Dances of Life", Straits Times, p. 7 (Singapore, April 16, 1991). read

			Knaus, David, Rita Blitt, Rita Blitt: Reaching Out from Within, (Singapore National Museum Gallery, April 11-28, 1991).

			Mason, Nathan, "Rita Blitt", Kansas City Star, p. 4 (1991).

			"Sculptor Reaches from Within to Express Beauty of Life", St. Joseph News Press/Gazette , (1991).

	1990		Lim, Catherine, unpublished commentary on Rita Blitt, (Nov. 30, 1990). read

			"Black Box/Baby Universe II", International Economy, p. 48-49 (August/September 1990).

			Levine, Angela, "Shapes in a Line", Jerusalem Post, (February 2, 1990).

	1989		Goforth, Alan, "Rita Blitt -- Kansas City Artist on a Grand Scale", Kansas City Monthly, p. 9 (October, 1989).

			"Rita Blitt, Sculptor", Ramos Report, (1989).

			"Rita Blitt Sculpture", (Kansas City, Missouri, 1989).

	1987		Zimmerman, Sybil, "Local Artist to Show, Donate Work in Israel", Kansas City Jewish Chronicle, (December 1, 1987).

			"Easy Does It", Kansas City Star, (November 5, 1987). read

			Mason, Nathan, "Rita Blitt", New Art Examiner, (September, 1987).

			Hoffman, Donald, "Rita Blitt", Kansas City Star, (February 19, 1987).

			"Gallery Show Highlights Artist's "Dancing Hands"", Kansas City Jewish Chronicle, (1987).

			Hanani, Hannah, "Georgia O'Keeffe and Other Women Artists", Kansas Quarterly XIX, p. 61-74 (1987).

			"Name Dropping: Rita Blitt", The Independent, (1987).

	1986		Splash Living, (September 8, 1986). read

			Laumeier Sculpture Park, (St. Louis, Missouri, 1986).

	1984		"Area Sculptress Creates Soaring, Joyous Forms", (Kansas City Jewish Chronicle, December 28, 1984).

			"Commission", International Sculpture, (November/December 1984).

			"Rita Blitt", Art Gallery, (April/May 1984). read

			Knaus, David, "Kansas City: Fine Art on the Frontier", Art Gallery Magazine, XIX, p. 4 (1984).

			New Letters Magazine, (1984).

			Watson-Jones, Virginia, Contemporary American Women Sculptors, Oryx Press, (Phoenix, Arizona, 1984).

	1982		The Daily Advance, (October 8, 1982). read

			Blitt, Rita, Nessie the Sculpture, (1982).

	1981		Opsata, Margaret, "In Many Forms, F.A. (Fine Art) is Filling Shopping Center Market Place", Shopping Center World, p. 171-176 (1981).

	1980		"Sculptress Thinks Big", Kansas City Star, (August 8, 1980).

			Durham, Darrell, "Dazzling", Kansas City Times, (August 7, 1980).

			"Steel flowers blossom in a concrete garden", The Kansas City Times, Metropolitan (July 2, 1980). read

			"Easy does it", The Kansas City Star, (Kansas City, MO, June 5, 1980). read

			Blitt, Rita, "Capturing the Motion of a Flag in Painting and Sculpture", Flag Bulletin, 305, p. 71 (CV Report, Flag Research Center, Winchester, Massachusetts, 1980).

	1979		Schumacher, Paula, "Dance, Music, Nature Inspire Artist", The Sun, (Johnson County, Kansas, 1979).

	1978		"Splashing malls with artwork", Chain Store Age Executive, (December, 1978). read

			Fones, Mandy, "Sculptures by developer’s wife become permanent part of mall", Decatur Dailly Review, Family, Section 2 (November 9, 1978). read

			"Busy Week of Openings", New Haven Register, (October 16, 1978).

			"Blitt Sculptures Add Art to the Mall", Rockaway Townsquare, (August, 1978). read

			"Nessie", New Jersey Herald, (Newton, New Jersey, July 20, 1978). read

			"She’s into sculpture", Advance Woman's World, (July 20, 1978). read

			Shaffer, Jeanne E., "EXPOBLITT", Advertiser-Journal, (June 10, 1978).

			"Rita Blitt", ARTnews, (February, 1978).

			Bostic, Virginia, The History of the Public Monuments & Sculpture of Morris County, (1978).

			Barnes, Valerie, "Sculpture: A Listing", New York Times, (1978).

			Blitt, Rita, Life’s Not Always Chocolate, (1978). read

	1977		Heymann, Richard, "Townsquare Mall Sculptress Carves Out Identity", Daily Record, (Morris County, New Jersey, July 28, 1977). read

	1976		A Report on the Bicentennial Achievements of Women, Women Involved, (ARBA, Washington D.C., 1976).

	1975		"Bringing Art to the People", New York Times, (1975).

			Laphem, Jim, "Her Art Graces Shopping Centers", Kansas City Star Magazine, (1975).

	1964		Hovey, Juan V. , "An Art Aciom Racks in Suburbia", Kansas City Star, (1964).

	1961		"Pictures Must Have Meaning Missouri Artist Explains", The News, (Kansas City, Missouri, 1961).

	1960		"Friends Heckling Led to Rita Blitt Solo Exhibit Next Week", Kansas City Jewish Chronicle, (1960).