Ruth Drummond Ainsworth b. 7 September 1900

  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
A painter, printmaker, potter, weaver and art teacher. Ainsworth travelled to Europe in the 1920s where she was inspired by the influences of cubism, surrealism and the modern art movement generally. Upon returning to Australia she became a committed and passionate art teacher, developing her weaving and pottery skills. Her teaching in these areas later formed the basis of the Sturt Craft Workshop
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associate of
Henry Gibbons
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist
child of
William Benson Ainsworth
Other occupation
child of
née Drummond Elizabeth Ainsworth
Other occupation
sibling of
Fay Ainsworth
Other occupation
relative of
Lute Drummond
Other occupation
associate of
Rudolph Steiner
Other occupation
associate of
Bernard Leach
Other occupation
associate of
Anne Dangar
Other occupation
associate of
Alice Crowther
Other occupation
associate of
Julian Ashton
Artist
associate of
Antonia Blaxland
1900
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Nancy Adrah Hall
1900
Artist, Artist (Painter)
associate of
Heliodore Hawthorne
1900
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Isabel Huntley
1900
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Ysobel R. Irvine
1900
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Thea Proctor
1900
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter), Designer (Graphic Designer)
associate of
Florence Taylor
1900
Artist (Printmaker)

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  • Gibbons, Henry (associate of)
  • Ainsworth, William Benson (child of)
  • Ainsworth, Elizabeth (child of)
  • Ainsworth, Fay (sibling of)
  • Drummond, Lute (relative of)
  • Steiner, Rudolph (associate of)
  • Leach, Bernard (associate of)
  • Dangar, Anne (associate of)
  • Crowther, Alice (associate of)
  • Ashton, Julian (associate of)
  • Gibbons, Henry (associate of)
  • Ainsworth, William Benson (child of)
  • Ainsworth, Elizabeth (child of)
  • Ainsworth, Fay (sibling of)
  • Drummond, Lute (relative of)
  • Steiner, Rudolph (associate of)
  • Leach, Bernard (associate of)
  • Dangar, Anne (associate of)
  • Crowther, Alice (associate of)
  • Ashton, Julian (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Sturt Craft Workshops (associate of)
  • Studio Theatre, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
  • Sturt Craft Workshops (associate of)
  • Studio Theatre, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
Related works
  • The tightrope walker (creator of)
  • The tightrope walker (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
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