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.
You are viewing the version of bio from Nov. 27, 2012, 11:02 a.m. (moderator approved).
Revert to this revision Go to current record
associate of
Dorrit Black
1891
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Mary Packer Harris
1891
Artist, Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Ivor Hele
1912
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
relative of
Marie Tuck
1866
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
second cousin
associate of
Marie Tuck
1866
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
spouse of
Mervyn Smith
Artist
associate of
Shankar Pillai
Other occupation
associate of
Käthe Kollwitz
Other occupation
associate of
Dr Wolfgang Schwarz
Other occupation
associate of
Phyllis McKillup
1914
Artist (Painter)

Difference between this version and previous

Field This Version Previous Version
References [<ExternalResource: Biven, Rachel (1976), 'Some Forgotten... Some Remembered', Norwood, SA.>, <ExternalResource: Bruton, Dean (1986), 'Recollections: Contemporary Art Society of South Australia 1942-1985', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: Hylton, Jane (1989), 'Adelaide Angries', Adelaide, SA : Art Gallery of South Australia catalogue.>, <ExternalResource: Wilson, Shirley Cameron (1988), 'From Shadow into Light', St Peter's, SA.>, <ExternalResource: (1977), 'Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings by Ruth Tuck', Adelaide, SA : Adelaide Fine Art and Graphics Gallery catalogue.>, <ExternalResource: Kerr, Joan, '[Joan Kerr Archive]', Canberra, ACT : National Library of Australia.>, <ExternalResource: Hylton, Jane (1994), 'South Australian Women Artists', Adelaide, SA : Art Gallery of South Australia catalogue.>]