Ruth Carol Alexander
- BORN
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October, 1, 1882
Greenfield , Indiana
- DIED
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March 17, 1966
Indianapolis, Indiana
- EDUCATION
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Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MissouriFine Arts Institute of Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Ruth Alexander started her artistic career when she attended the Fine Arts Institute of Kansas City, now known as the Kansas City Art Institute. She was awarded a prize for her work included in the 1917 annual student exhibition, and a pencil illustration of an interior room was included in the 1922 catalog for the college. Alexander never married and remained in Missouri for several decades, where she pursued a career as an interior decorator and worked as the state director and state supervisor of home economics.
Ruth Carol Alexander, Cover illustration for the American Study Club yearbook, 1916.
Included in yearbook of the American Study Club, 1915-1916. American Study Club Collection (SC179); Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library.
Ruth Carol Alexander, Illustration for interior decoration, 1924.
Pencil drawing.
Included in the Academic Catalog, 1922-1924. Archives, Jannes Library, Kansas City Art Institute, 24.
Awards & Exhibitions 1
References
Artist clippings file is available at:
Jannes Library, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
Bibliography
Select Sources
“Missouri Home Economics Group Speaker Is a Texan." Kansas City Star, October 31, 1954: 63.
“A New Home Economics Building at Urbana.” Weekly Kansas City Star, June 22, 1949: 3.
“Small Portion for Repairs.” Kansas City Star, July 7, 1946: 14.
Academic Catalog, 1922-1924. Archives, Jannes Library, Kansas City Art Institute, 24.
“Promise In Student Art.” Kansas City Times, June 11, 1917: 5.
Yearbook of the American Study Club, 1915-1916. American Study Club Collection (SC179); Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library.
"Ruth Carol Alexander," Find A Grave, accessed Nov. 9 2020, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15396877/ruth-carol-alexander.
Core Reference Sources
Mazee Bush Owens and Frances S. Bush, A History of Community Achievement: 1885-1964 (Kansas City: Kansas City Art Institute and School of Design, 1965),
https://archive.org/details/OwensMazeeBushCommunityAchievement/mode/2up
Image Credits
Artwork
Ruth Carol Alexander, Cover illustration for the American Study Club yearbook, 1916.
Included in yearbook of the American Study Club, 1915-1916. American Study Club Collection (SC179); Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library.
Ruth Carol Alexander, Illustration for interior decoration, 1924.
Pencil drawing.
Included in the Academic Catalog, 1922-1924. Archives, Jannes Library, Kansas City Art Institute, 24.
Portrait of Artist
Unknown, Portrait of Ruth Carol Alexander, 1924.
Photograph.
Included in the Academic Catalog, 1922-1924. Archives, Jannes Library, Kansas City Art Institute, 24.
Contributors
Rachel Klem, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Lencia Beltran, Kansas City Art Institute
Artist record updated on May 1, 2023
Artist Record Published
Published on September 20, 2021
Updated on May 1, 2023
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
Jannes Library, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
Bibliography
Select Sources
“Missouri Home Economics Group Speaker Is a Texan." Kansas City Star, October 31, 1954: 63.
“A New Home Economics Building at Urbana.” Weekly Kansas City Star, June 22, 1949: 3.
“Small Portion for Repairs.” Kansas City Star, July 7, 1946: 14.
Academic Catalog, 1922-1924. Archives, Jannes Library, Kansas City Art Institute, 24.
“Promise In Student Art.” Kansas City Times, June 11, 1917: 5.
Yearbook of the American Study Club, 1915-1916. American Study Club Collection (SC179); Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library.
"Ruth Carol Alexander," Find A Grave, accessed Nov. 9 2020, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15396877/ruth-carol-alexander.
Core Reference Sources
Mazee Bush Owens and Frances S. Bush, A History of Community Achievement: 1885-1964 (Kansas City: Kansas City Art Institute and School of Design, 1965),
https://archive.org/details/OwensMazeeBushCommunityAchievement/mode/2up
Contributors
Rachel Klem, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Lencia Beltran, Kansas City Art Institute
Artist Record Published
Published on September 20, 2021
Updated on May 1, 2023
