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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Name
Ruth Drummond Ainsworth
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Artist
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022) -
Birth date
7 September 1900
Birth place
Ballina, NSW, Australia
Birth note
written as 1900-09-08 [sic] in "Heritage"
Death date
2004
Death place
Hornsby, NSW, Australia
Active Period
  • c.1922 - c.1963
Residence
  • c.1963 - c.2000 Sydney, NSW
  • 1953 - 1963 Mittagong, NSW
  • c.1945 - c.1953 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1935 - England, UK
  • c.1928 - c.1945 Mittagong, NSW
  • c.1926 - c.1928 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1923 - Europe
  • c.1900 - c.1922 Warrawee, Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Bachelor of Arts, c.1921 - University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1926 - c.1927 Thea Proctor, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1935 London Central School of Arts and Crafts, London, England, UK
  • c.1935 Hassocks, Sussex, England, UK
  • c.1935 Saffron Walden, Sussex, England, UK
  • c.1922 Julian Ashton's Sydney Art School, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage with additions

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  • Gibbons, Henry (associate of)
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  • Ainsworth, Fay (sibling of)
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  • Steiner, Rudolph (associate of)
  • Leach, Bernard (associate of)
  • Dangar, Anne (associate of)
  • Crowther, Alice (associate of)
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  • 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
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Related collections
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
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