[4] His brother Joseph Krutch became an author and professor of literature at Columbia University.
[5][6] Krutch succeeded Lewis Hine as photographer at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
[8] He received accolades from The New York Times and was recruited by another government agency to do a series of photos for its syphilis campaign.
[8] He retired from the TVA in 1954 after twenty years at the federal utility as a photographer and head of its graphic arts department.
[5] Upon his death in 1981, he bequeathed land to the city of Knoxville to create a “quiety retreat for the pleasure and health of the public.”[9] Krutch Park now hosts a sculpture garden maintained by the Dogwood Arts Foundation, which changes the sculptures twice per year.