May H. Gilruth
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May H. Gilruth | |
|---|---|
 May Gilruth in her Chicago studio | |
| Born | Anna May Hardman July 19, 1885 Jane Lew, West Virginia |
| Died | October 23, 1962 (aged 74) Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse |
Irwin T. Gilruth (m. 1917) |
May H. Gilruth (July 19, 1885 – October 23, 1962) was an American artist/painter.
Personal background[edit]
She was born Anna May Hardman in Jane Lew, West Virginia. She disliked her given first name Anna and never used it.[1] She married Irwin T. Gilruth in 1917 and had two children.
She died in Chicago, Illinois on October 23, 1962.
Career[edit]
Gilruth worked primarily in pencil, watercolors, woodcuts and oil paints. She was most active in the 1930s to the 1950s, appearing in four major exhibitions,[2] including The Art Institute of Chicago in 1945.[3] She was a member of the National Association of Women Artists, Washington, DC.[1]
Partial list of Exhibitions[1][edit]
- Annual Exhibition of Works by Chicago and Vicinity Artists, AIC, 1934–44.
- International Water Color Exhibition, AIC, 1935
- American Watercolor Society, NYC, 1937
- National Association of Women Painters & Sculptors, 1938
- Watercolor Annual, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1939
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Scott, Stephen. "May Hardman Gilruth". Illinois Women Artists Project. Bradley University. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ Scott, Stephen. "Illinois Women Artists Project: May Hardman Gilruth". Retrieved July 22, 2010.
- ^ 'Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago' Vol. 39, No. 7 (Dec., 1945), p. 111
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