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Ruth Tuck b. 22 July 1914

Also known as Ruth Edith Tuck

Artist (Draughtsman),
Artist (Painter)

Prominent South Australian artist particularly in the 1940s, honoured by Flinders University as 'a teacher and a watercolour painter at the forefront of the fight for the acceptance in Australia of modernism in art'. Watercolour painter of flowers, landscape and portraits, Tuck was also a prolific draughtsperson and teacher.

exhibited at

Look, Look Again

Date: 20 October 2011 - 15 December 2012
Place: Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Description: Exhibition showcasing highlights from the Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art (CCWA), which was gifted to the University of Western Australia in 2007. A companion publication titled 'Into the Light’ that documented the history and key works of the CCWA was released to coincide with the exhibition, which also featured a symposium – 'Are we there yet?’ – discussing women’s participation in art and art history and the future of feminism in the arts.
Type: Exhibition
Website: http://www.lwgallery.uwa.edu.au/exhibitions/past/look-look-again

exhibited at

Women and Art

Date: 4 August 1995 - 5 August 1995
Place: Mary Place Gallery, Paddington, NSW
Description: auction preview for Dalia Stanley Auctioneers, auction held 6 August 1995
Type: Exhibition
Tags: National Women's Art Exhibition

exhibited at

Let's Face It

Date: July 1995
Place: Carrick Hill, Adelaide, SA
Type: Exhibition
Tags: National Women's Art Exhibition

exhibited at

South Australian Women Artists: paintings from the 1890s to the 1940s

Date: 15 April 1994 - 17 July 1994
Place: Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description: Presented for the South Australian Centenary of Women’s Suffrage in 1994, included in PastPresent as a precursor to the National Women’s Art Exhibition of 1995.
Type: Exhibition
Tags: National Women's Art Exhibition