Ford, Ruth Van Sickle, 1897-1989
Variant namesRuth Van Sickle Ford was a painter and the first woman admitted to the Palette and Chisel Club in Chicago. She was president and owner of the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts from 1936 to 1960, her best known students were Walt Disney and William Mauldin.
From the description of Ruth Van Sickle Ford papers, 1924-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86122893
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Souvenir programs for theatrical productions, 1906-2005. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Ford, Ruth Van Sickle. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives | |
| referencedIn | New Directions Publishing records | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | George Lynes Platt photographs, 1935-1953. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Ruth Van Sickle Ford papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. Papers, 1870-1969 | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Robert D. Graff collection of papers concerning Karen Blixen, 1934-1972 (inclusive), 1953-1967 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. Additional papers, 1870-1969. | Houghton Library |
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| associatedWith | Buck, Claude, 1890-1974. | person |
| associatedWith | Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962 | person |
| associatedWith | Goff, Bruce, 1904- | person |
| associatedWith | Graff, Robert D., 1919- | person |
| associatedWith | Lynes, George Platt, 1907-1955 | person |
| associatedWith | New Directions Publishing Corp. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Werntz, Carl N. (Carl Newland), 1874-1944. | person |
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| Illinois--Chicago |
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| Women painters |
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Birth 1897-08-08
Death 1989-04-18
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