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.
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Name
Ruth Tuck
Also known as Ruth Edith Tuck
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Graphic artist
  • Teacher
Birth date
22 July 1914
Birth place
Cowell, Eyre Peninsula, SA
Death date
2008
Active Period
  • c.1943 - c.1994
  • 1927 - 1943
Residence
  • Newcastle, NSW
  • Adelaide, SA
Training
  • 1939 - 1951 School of Arts and Crafts, Adelaide, SA
  • 1933 - 1934 School of Arts and Crafts, Adelaide, SA
  • 1927 Saturday morning adult classes, School of Arts and Crafts, Adelaide, SA
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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