Ruth Abrahams

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Ruth Abrahams
Born11 March 1931
Stepney, London
Died8 August 2000(2000-08-08) (aged 69)
NationalityBritish
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Known forPainter

Ruth Abrahams (11 March 1931-8 August 2000) was a British artist.

Biography

Abrahams was born in Stepney in London. [1] She studied art at St Martin's School of Art from 1951 until 1955 when she enrolled in the Royal Academy Schools from where she graduated in 1959. During her time at the Royal Academy Schools Abrahams won a number of prizes including a Leverhulme Award, the Landseer Medal for Drawing and the David Murray Landscape Award. [2] In 1960 she won the Harrogate Festival Painting Prize to attend the British School in Rome. [2] Abrahams taught part-time at several art colleges including St Martins, Derby Lonsdale College, Loughborough College of Art and also at Trent Polytechnic, and also exhibited in a number of group shows. [2] These included exhibitions at the Royal Academy and with the London Group. Durham University holds examples of her work. [2]

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References

  1. "Ruth Abrahams". Royal Academy. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN   0 953260 95 X.