About the Gallery and its owner, Ruthie Tucker:

AMSTERDAM WHITNEY International Fine Art, Inc. was established as a premier vanguard gallery in direct response to the discerning taste and trends of the sophisticated worldwide collector, searching to discover foremost cutting edge contemporary artists who will be the trailblazer Contemporary Masters into the twentyfirst century, showcasing them in a museum forum environment.

Amsterdam Whitney Gallery bears the distinguished family name Ambassador Dr. Alton Amsterdam III, which is emblematic of the highest standards of excellence, offering both artists and collectors alike the highest pedigree.

Owner, Executive Director-Curator, Ruthie Tucker, M.A., reflects 40 years of consummate art world experience and highest academic expertise, including executive positions at the Guggenheim Museum, Phillips International Auction House, elite Madison Avenue Galleries and years as a pre-eminent New York Art Dealer.

Dedicated to being a passionate "Advocate of the Artist," and widely recognized as being a catalyst in establishing the careers of a pantheon of artists, she and her co-owner husband, Ambassador Dr. Alton Louis Amsterdam III, created AMSTERDAM WHITNEY International Fine Art to be a dynamic, pro active, exciting museum quality environment which caters both to the nurturing promotional needs of the artist, as well as to the precise aesthetic demands of the informed collector and the respected art professional.