Ruth, Lady Gollancz (née Lowy; 1892–1973) was a British artist and wife of Sir
Victor Gollancz
Sir Victor Gollancz (; 9 April 1893 – 8 February 1967) was a British publisher and humanitarian.
Gollancz was known as a supporter of left-wing causes. His loyalties shifted between liberalism and communism, but he defined himself as a Christ ...
.
Life and work
Ruth was the daughter of Ernest Daniel Lowy, a stockbroker. Ruth Gollancz studied art at the
Slade School of Art
The UCL Slade School of Fine Art (informally The Slade) is the art school of University College London (UCL) and is based in London, England. It has been ranked as the UK's top art and design educational institution. The school is organised as ...
from 1909-12 under the direction of
Henry Tonks
Henry Tonks, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, FRCS (9 April 1862 – 8 January 1937) was a British surgeon and later draughtsman and painter of figure subjects, chiefly interiors, and a Caricature, caricaturist. He became an influentia ...
. Her contemporaries at the Slade included
C.R.W. Nevinson
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (13 August 1889 – 7 October 1946) was an English figure and landscape painter, etcher and lithographer, who was one of the most famous war artists of World War I. He is often referred to by his initial ...
,
Paul Nash,
John Nash,
Stanley Spencer
Sir Stanley Spencer, CBE RA (30 June 1891 – 14 December 1959) was an English painter. Shortly after leaving the Slade School of Art, Spencer became well known for his paintings depicting Biblical scenes occurring as if in Cookham, the small ...
,
Mark Gertler and
Gwen Raverat
Gwendolen Mary "Gwen" Raverat (née Darwin; 26 August 1885 – 11 February 1957), was an English wood engraver who was a founder member of the Society of Wood Engravers. Her memoir ''Period Piece'' was published in 1952.
Biography
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amongst others. At this time she was also an active
suffragette
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. She left the Slade school to undertake war work before going on to become one of the first female students at the
Architectural Association
The Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, commonly referred to as the AA, is the oldest independent school of architecture in the UK and one of the most prestigious and competitive in the world. Its wide-ranging programme ...
in 1917
and a fully qualified architect.
Ruth married
Victor Gollancz
Sir Victor Gollancz (; 9 April 1893 – 8 February 1967) was a British publisher and humanitarian.
Gollancz was known as a supporter of left-wing causes. His loyalties shifted between liberalism and communism, but he defined himself as a Christ ...
in 1919. The couple had five daughters
[Dudley Edwards, R: ''Victor Gollancz: A Biography'' page 25. Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1987.] including the artist
Vita Gollancz and the musician
Livia Ruth Gollancz.
Exhibitions
*1933 – Cooling & Sons Gallery
*1964 – Upper Grosvenor Galleries
References
Further reading
*Johnson, J. ''The Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940'' (Antique Collectors Club, 1980)
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1892 births
1973 deaths
British artists
English Jews
Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art