Ruth Miller (artist)

Ruth Miller
Born Ruth Blanchard Miller
(1904-01-17)January 17, 1904
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died May 21, 1978(1978-05-21) (aged 74)
Santa Barbara, California U.S.
Nationality American
Education Kansas City Art Institute, Stickney Memorial Art School, Otis Art Institute, Art Students League of New York
Known for Painting
Medal record
Art competitions
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
1932 Los Angeles Paintings

Ruth Blanchard Miller (January 17, 1904 – May 21, 1978) was an American artist.[1]

Biography

Miller was born to Kempster Blanchard Miller and Antha (Knowlton) Miller[2] in Chicago, Illinois. Her uncle was Azariel Blanchard Miller, founder of the city of Fontana, California.

Miller began her studies with a correspondence course from the Kansas City Art Institute.She continued her studies at the Stickney Memorial Art School in Pasadena, California, with more classes at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles.[3]

Miller studied sculpture, painting, and lithography at the Art Students League of New York.[3]

In the 1930s Miller taught art in Pasadena at the School of Fine Arts.[3]

In 1932 she won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for her painting "Struggle".[4]

Death

Miller died on May 21, 1978 in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 74.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ruth Blanchard Miller Kempster (1904 - 1978)". askART. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. ↑ The book of Chicagoans: a … - Google Books. Books.google.com. 2004-02-23. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ruth Kempster". CalART. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Ruth Miller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2016-05-29.

  • The Games of the Xth Olympiad Los Angeles 1932 (PDF). Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, U.S.A. 1932. 1933. pp. 748–765. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-10.
  • Wagner, Juergen. "Olympic Art Competition 1932". Olympic Games Museum. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01.
  • Kramer, Bernhard (May 2004). "In Search of the Lost Champions of the Olympic Art Contests" (PDF). Journal of Olympic History. 12 (2): 29–34. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2008-04-10.
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