Ruth Tears (American/Texas, 1919-1971), Nude Figures, 1959
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Ruth Tears (American/Texas, 1919-1971), nude figures, 1959, oil on canvas, pencil study on back, canvas: 48 x 34"
Ruth Tears was born in Detroit Michigan. She studied art at Southern Methodist University, Dallas; at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts School with Perry Nichols, Otis Dozier, Frederic Taubes and Emily Guthrie Smith. She was a member of the Texas Printmakers society and the Texas Fine Arts Association. Her work was widely exhibited across the state including at the Dallas Allied Arts Exhibition; the Texas General/Texas Painting and Sculpture Exhibition in 1954. She began her art career as a lettering artists. During WWII, she was a topographic draftswoman for the U.S. Army Map Service. Tears was awarded first prize in the Texas Fabric Design contest in 1951. She taught art at the Park Cites, YMCA, the Dallas College of Southern Methodist University, the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts School, and The Creative Arts Center, Dallas. Tears was the directory of the Black Tulip Gallery in 1963.
Provenance: A Dallas, Texas collection
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Ruth Tears was born in Detroit Michigan. She studied art at Southern Methodist University, Dallas; at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts School with Perry Nichols, Otis Dozier, Frederic Taubes and Emily Guthrie Smith. She was a member of the Texas Printmakers society and the Texas Fine Arts Association. Her work was widely exhibited across the state including at the Dallas Allied Arts Exhibition; the Texas General/Texas Painting and Sculpture Exhibition in 1954. She began her art career as a lettering artists. During WWII, she was a topographic draftswoman for the U.S. Army Map Service. Tears was awarded first prize in the Texas Fabric Design contest in 1951. She taught art at the Park Cites, YMCA, the Dallas College of Southern Methodist University, the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts School, and The Creative Arts Center, Dallas. Tears was the directory of the Black Tulip Gallery in 1963.
Provenance: A Dallas, Texas collection
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Ruth Tears (American/Texas, 1919-1971), Nude Figures, 1959
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