Ruth Cyril

Ruth Cyril (1920 – 1988), also known as B. Cyril, was an American printmaker.[1][2][3]

Ruth Cyril
Ruth Cyril c. 1960
Born
Ruth Goldfarb
NationalityAmerican
EducationHunter College, New School for Social Research, Atelier 17
Known forPrintmaking

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 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
  1. Weyl, Christina (2019). The Women of Atelier 17: Modernist Printmaking in Midcentury New York. ISBN 9780300238501.
  2. "Ruth Cyril". Albright-Knox. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. "Ruth Cyril". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. "Moonlit Pond". Indianapolis Museum of Art Online Collection. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. "Ruth Cyril". Art in Embassies. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. "Ruth Cyril – Artists – eMuseum". Seattle Art Museum. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  7. "Ruth Cyril". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  8. "L'Attraction du Soleil. | Cyril, Ruth | V&A Search the Collections". 12 April 2020.
  9. "Roseaux". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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