"In Celebration" details the life and art of Ruth Grotenrath (1912-88), an American artist whose work spanned the middle fifty years of the twentieth century. Tracing Grotenrath's influences and methods of working--from her earliest American Regionalist paintings and WPA murals to the colorful still lifes that captured the imagination of her many fans and patrons--Susan Montgomery depicts the artist's unique perceptions of her intimate environment and her efforts to reflect the vibrant beauty of the world around her. Her best-known works are sensual, bountiful floral still lifes.

Susan Montgomery is a writer and book producer living in Milwaukee. She is cocreator, with Todd Montgomery, of What Really Matters Now and Moments That Matter, inspirational books of photography.