Ruth Cyril
Ruth Cyril | |
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![]() Ruth Cyril c. 1960 | |
Born | Ruth Goldfarb |
Nationality | American |
Education | Hunter College, New School for Social Research, Atelier 17 |
Known for | Printmaking |
Ruth Cyril (1920 – 1988), also known as B. Cyril, was an American printmaker.[1][2][3]
Early life[]
She was born Ruth Goldfarb on 1920 in New York City.[1] Her date of birth is reported variously as 1920 or 1938, likely as a result of her name change to Cyril.[1][4]
She studied at Greenwich House Art School, the School of Contemporary Art, New York University, The New School and the Art Students League of New York.[5]
Art career[]
Cyril was a member of the Society of American Graphic Artists and the New York printmakers' group Atelier 17.[1] Her work is included in the collections of the Seattle Art Museum,[6] the National Gallery of Art, Washington,[7] the Victoria and Albert Museum, London,[8] the Art Institute of Chicago[3] the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,[9] the Indianapolis Museum of Art,[4] and the Albright Knox Art Gallery.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Weyl, Christina (2019). The Women of Atelier 17: Modernist Printmaking in Midcentury New York. ISBN 9780300238501.
- ^ a b "Ruth Cyril". Albright-Knox. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Ruth Cyril". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Moonlit Pond". Indianapolis Museum of Art Online Collection. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Ruth Cyril". Art in Embassies. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Ruth Cyril – Artists – eMuseum". Seattle Art Museum. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Ruth Cyril". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "L'Attraction du Soleil. | Cyril, Ruth | V&A Search the Collections". 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Roseaux". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- 1920 births
- 1988 deaths
- 20th-century American women artists
- 20th-century American printmakers
- Atelier 17 alumni
- American women printmakers
- American artist stubs