biografía de Ruth Joy HOPKINS (1891-1973)

Lugar de nacimiento: Fremont, NE

Direcciones: Fremont, NE; Casper, WY, from 1918

Profesión: Painter, etcher

Estudios: Colorado Springs FA Center; B. Robinson; W. Nash; Broadmoor Art Acad.; College FA, Morelia, Mexico; Inst. San Miguel, Mexico.

Exposiciones: Denver Art Gal., 1935; NY Munic. Exh., 1937; NAWA, 1936, 1937; Denver Art Mus., 1935 (solo); Univ. Wyoming (solo); Rock Springs, WY, 1935, 1936; Joslyn Art Mus., 1948; Natrona Co. Fair, 1953 (prize); Wyoming State Fair, 1955 (prize); St. Mark's Church, Freemont, NE, 1959 (jointly, with her husband); Midland College, Fremont, 1961-64 (retrospective); Fort Riley, KS, 1963; Gov. Exh., Omaha, 1964; Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Casper, 1965; Casper Art Guild, 1966 (two-man).

Asociaciones: NAWPS; Casper Art Guild; Wyoming AA; Fremont AA

Obra: Holdrege Mus., NE; Wyoming State Capitol, Cheyenne; Fort Casper Mus.; St. Francis Boys' Home, Salina, KS; Kansas State College

Comentarios: Preferred media: oil, watercolor. Specialty: landscapes, Wyoming historical figures and subjects. She married painter Lin Hopkins (see entry).

Fuentes: WW73; WW47; Petteys, Dictionary of Women Artists.