Exploring Polly King's Portraits: A Conversation with Sandra Rutkowski

Sandra Rutkowksi gives a presentation on the Polly King Portrait Ladies Project, its origins, and her research process. She talks about the process of identifying the women in the portraits, genealogical research, contacting the portrait subjects, and creating a social history sketch of Niagara Falls during their lifetime.

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Amazing testimony of Sandra Rutkowski's labor of love to preserve the legacy of Niagara Falls perennial treasure Polly King.👏👏💐

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My mother and her 2 sisters were painted by Polly King around 1952. These portraits hung above their sofa in the upstairs living room on Grand ave for as long as I could remember. Once they down sized, each daughter received their portrait. I see their resemblances in some of the portraits displayed in the windows.