Ruth Sutherland

Ruth Sutherland
Born 1884 (1884)
Adelaide, Australia
Died 1948 (aged 63–64)
Nationality Australian
Education National Gallery of Victoria Art School
Known for Painting, Writing

Ruth Sutherland (1884–1948), was an Australian painter and art critic. She was a founding member of the Twenty Melbourne Painters Society.[1]

Biography

Sutherland was born in Adelaide in 1884.[2] she attended the National Gallery of Victoria Art School where she was taught by Lindsay Bernard Hall.[3]

Sutherland wrote articles for the Melbourne newspaper 'The Age' and to the journal 'Art in Australia'.[3]

Sutherland was the niece of the painter Jane Sutherland and the sister of the composer Margaret Sutherland.[4] She was also a cousin of Stella Bowen's.[5] She was a member of the Twenty Melbourne Painters.[1]

She died in 1948.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Members". Twenty Melbourne Painters Society Inc. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ruth Sutherland". National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Ruth Sutherland (1884-1948) Australia". Australian Art Auction Records. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ruth Sutherland". Australian Prints + Printmaking. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ruth Sutherland b. 1884". Design & Art Australia Online (DAAO). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
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