Ruby Campbell b. 1888

  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, etcher, wood-carver and pyrographer. Apart from a brief stint in Melbourne in the early 1920s, Ruby Campbell spent her entire life on her family's remote cattle property outside Biloela, Queensland. There she produced a substantial collection of decorated furniture and undertook a Diploma in Commercial Art by correspondence from the School of Applied Arts in Michigan.
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Name
Ruby Campbell
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1888
Birth place
Kilburnie, outside Biloela, Qld.
Death date
1977
Active Period
  • c.1915 - c.1972
Residence
  • c.1920 - c.1923 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1888 - 1977 Bileola, Qld (On the property Kilburnie. )
Training
  • Diploma in Commercial Art, c.1915- School of Applied Arts, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
  • Unconfirmed, c.1920 - c.1923 Working Men's College, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Range Convent, Rockhampton, Qld
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Related people
  • Shirlow, John (associate of)
  • Pasley, Walter (associate of)
  • Campbell, Beryl (sibling of)
  • Shirlow, John (associate of)
  • Pasley, Walter (associate of)
  • Campbell, Beryl (sibling of)
Related events
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
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