Ruth Ball

Ruth Norton Ball (December 12, 1879 – December 12, 1960) (born Ruth Norton Ball) was a sculptor and a competitor in art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Ball was born to Charles and Ida Ball on December 12, 1879 in Madison, Wisconsin.[2] She went on to become the Curator of Indian Arts at the San Diego Museum of Art.[3] She taught stone sculpture at the San Diego Art Institute. Ball died in El Cajon, California on her birthday in 1960.

References
  1. "Ruth Ball". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  2. "Early Sculpture and Sculptors in San Diego". Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  3. "R. W. Schrupp Discusses Art at Women's Club". Waukesha Daily Freeman. January 21, 1948. p. 5. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.


Her pieces of art were inspired by nature, with many designs involving fish

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