Ruth Drummond Ainsworth

Ruth Drummond Ainsworth (7 September 1900 - 24 May 2004) was a painter, printmaker, potter, weaver and art teacher.[1][2] She was inspired by the influences of cubism, surrealism and the modern art movement generally.[3]

Biography

Ainsworth was born in Ballina, New South Wales and she grew up in Warrawee on Sydney's upper north shore.[1] Ainsworth died in 2004.[4]

Education

In 1921 Ainsworth began a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney, studying english, history, and philosophy.[1]

In 1922 Ainsworth enrolled part-time at Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney and,[1] in 1923 she travelled to Europe with her aunt Lute Drummond, an opera singer, where she was inspired by the art that she saw there, especially the cubist and surrealist works and it inspired her arts practice.[5] When she returned to Sydney she decided to give up her earlier studies and enrolled, now full-time, at Julian Ashtons.[4]

In 1928 Ainsworth became the Art Mistress of Frensham School, a private girls school in Mittagong, New South Wales.[6]

Influences

Ainsworth came into contact with some of the artists who became involved in the modernist movement in Sydney: Grace Crowley (1890–1979), Anne Dangar (1885–1951), Margaret Preston (1875–1963) and Thea Proctor (1879–1966).[6]

Ainsworth was a student of Thea Proctor, who had begun to teach design at the Sydney Art School in 1926.[6]

Artworks

  • The tightrope walker, 1927.[6]
  • Poppies, 1927.[6]
  • Merry-go-round, 1927.[6]
  • The gypsies, 1927.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Kerr, Joan (1995). Heritage: The National Women's Art Book. Australia: G+B Arts International Limited. p. 302. ISBN 976-6410-45-3.
  2. ^ Printmaking, Prints and. "Ruth Ainsworth". www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  3. ^ "Ruth Drummond Ainsworth". Design and Art Australia Online. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  4. ^ a b "Ruth Ainsworth Art for Sale and Sold Prices". www.invaluable.com.
  5. ^ Roe, Jill, "Ruth Janet (Lute) Drummond (1879–1949)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2025-03-16
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Maxwell, Helen "Prints and Australia: Ruth Ainsworth, Printmaker and Teacher": Art & Artist Files, held in the National Gallery of Australia Research and Archive Collection
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