Ruth Atkinson Holmes

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Ruth Atkinson Holmes
Born
Ruth Miller

1909
DiedDecember 5, 1981
Education Mississippi University for Women
Mississippi College
Tulane University
Southwest Mississippi Junior College
Occupation(s)Painter, philanthropist
Spouses
  • F. C. Atkinson
  • Louie M. Holmes

Ruth Atkinson Holmes (1909 - December 5, 1981) was an American painter and philanthropist. She was a member of the "Summit Trio" in Summit, Mississippi in the 1960s.

Life

Holmes was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi in 1909. [1] [2] She was educated at the Mississippi University for Women, Mississippi College, Tulane University, and Southwest Mississippi Junior College. [2]

Holmes became an encaustic painter in her spare time. [3] In the 1960s, [1] she began exhibiting her work with Bess Phipps Dawson and Halcyone Barnes in Summit, Mississippi. The three artists became known as the "Summit Trio." [2] [4] [5] Holmes donated art to the Mississippi Museum of Art, [4] [5] and African artwork to Delta State University. [2]

Holmes was married twice: first to F. C. Atkinson, with whom she had a son, and secondly to Louie M. Holmes. [2] She resided in Summit with her first husband and in McComb with her second husband, where she died on December 5, 1981. [2] [4] [5] Her funeral was held at the J.J. White Memorial Presbyterian Church. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Black, Patti Carr (2007). The Mississippi Story. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Museum of Art. pp. 37–38. ISBN   9781887422147. OCLC   86090473.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Rites Monday for Ruth A. Holmes". Enterprise-Journal. McComb, Mississippi. December 6, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved February 15, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Summit Artists To Hold Baton Rouge Show". Enterprise-Journal. McComb, Mississippi. January 29, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved February 15, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Ruth Holmes". Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. December 6, 1981. p. 2. Retrieved February 15, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "McComb pays tribute". The Clarksdale Press Register. Clarksdale, Mississippi. December 7, 1981. p. 2. Retrieved February 15, 2020 via Newspapers.com.