Ruth Drummond Ainsworth b. 1900

  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
A painter, printmaker, potter, weaver and art teacher. Ainsworth travelled to Europe in the 1920s where she was inspired by the influences of cubism, surrealism and the modern art movement generally. Upon returning to Australia she became a committed and passionate art teacher, developing her weaving and pottery skills. Her teaching in these areas later formed the basis of the Sturt Craft Workshop

Citations

  • Kerr, Joan (c.1990), 'Interviews with Ruth Ainsworth 1980s-90s’.

  • (1927), Art in Australia, September, vol.3, iss.21.

  • Maxwell, Helen (1989), 'Ruth Ainsworth Printmaker and Teacher’, Australian National Gallery Association News, 01/02, pp. 12-14.

  • Butler, Roger (1995), 'Sydney by Design’, National Gallery of Australia catalogue, Canberra, ACT.

  • Humphries, Barry; Sayers, Andrew; & Engledow, Sarah (2005), 'The World of Thea Proctor’, Canberra, ACT : National Portrait Gallery ; Sydney, NSW : Craftsman House.

See also

  • 'Heritage: ADD section 9, plate 387'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage with additions