1. Ruth Marie Reeves was an American painter, Art Deco textile designer and expert on Indian handicrafts.
10 Facts About Ruth Reeves
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Ruth Marie Reeves was born in Redlands, California, on July 14,1892.
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Ruth Reeves attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn from 1910 to 1911, the San Francisco Art Institute from 1911 to 1913, and won an Art Students League's scholarship in 1913, where she studied until 1915.
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In 1920, Reeves traveled to Paris and studied with Fernand Leger.
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Ruth Reeves held the position until the spring when Adolph Cook Glassgold replaced her.
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Ruth Reeves later taught at the Cooper Union Art School in New York.
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Ruth Reeves married engineer Donald Robert Baker and had three daughters.
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Ruth Reeves often worked with narratives sourced from her life or friends lives.
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Ruth Reeves neglected to check in on her progress and in the end were horrified at the unconventional fabric she designed.
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In 1933, Ruth Reeves created a series of textiles inspired by the Hudson River School.