Gloria Ross

Gloria F. Ross (1923–1998) was an American designer who was born and died in New York City.[1] She was well known as a tapestry artist who worked in close collaboration with painters and weavers to create contemporary wall hangings.[2] Ross's work is held in the Minneapolis Institute of Art.[3]

Early life and education

Ross was the second daughter of Alfred Frankenthaler (1881–1940), a New York Supreme Court Justice, and Martha Lowenstein Frankenthaler (1895–1954).[4] Her sister was the abstract painter Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011).[4]

In 1943 Ross graduated from Mount Holyoke College.[5] Ross married Arthur Ross (1910–2007) in 1946 and had three children: Alfred (1946), Beverly (1948), and Clifford (1952).[4][5] During the 1980s Ross was the first tapestry maker to translate into wool famous paintings, by such artists as Noland, Motherwell, Frankenthaler, Stella, Dubuffet, Nevelson, Youngerman, Beardon, and others.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America. Madison, CT: Sound View Press. 1999. p. 2833. OCLC 42517882.
  2. ↑ Glueck, Grace (1998-06-23). "The New York Times". Gloria F. Ross, Tapestry Designer, Dies at 74: [Obituary]. p. 11 – via Proquest.
  3. ↑ "Phenomenon Peel of Bells Cross, Paul Jenkins; Artist: Gloria F. Ross; Weaver: Aubusson Tapestry Workshop ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art". collections.artsmia.org. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  4. 1 2 3 Hedlund, Ann Lane; Ross, Gloria F (2010-01-01). Gloria F. Ross & modern tapestry. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300166354.
  5. 1 2 "Gloria Ross papers, circa 1924-1998". Smithsonian, Archives of American Art.
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