Ruthadell Anderson

Ruthadell Anderson
Ruthadell Anderson
Born	January 21, 1922; San Jose, California, U.S.
Died	March 8, 2018 (aged 96); Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma mater	San Jose State University,; University of Hawaiʻi

Ruthadell Anderson (née Isham, January 21, 1922 – March 8, 2018) was an American fiber artist. She was known for her sculptures and textiles.^[3]

Biography

Ruthadell Adell Isham was born on January 21 1922 in San Jose, California.^[2]^[4] Her first weaving lesson was while she was in high school.^[1] She attended San Jose State College (now San Jose State University), where she earned a B.A. degree in 1943.^[1]^[5] She earned a M.F.A. degree in 1964 from the University of Hawaiʻi.^[1]

Her work is included in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.^[2]

Anderson created textile screens for the Robert Thurston Memorial Chapel at Punahou School, a building designed and built in 1966 by architect Vladimir Ossipoff.^[6] Two of her tapestries are installed in the Hawaii State House: one in the chamber of the Hawaii House of Representatives, and the other in the chamber of the Hawaii Senate.^[7]^[8]^[9] Each of the tapestries is forty feet tall, and required the work of 16 weavers over three years.^[8]

She died in Honolulu, Hawaii on March 8, 2018, at the age of 96.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Haar, Francis (1977). "Ruthadell Anderson". Artists of Hawaii. University of Hawaiʻi Press. pp. 3–7. doi:10.1515/9780824887346-005. ISBN 978-0-8248-8734-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ruthadell Anderson". Smithsonian American Art Museum.
^ Shuttle, Spindle & Dye-pot. Handweavers Guild of America, Incorporated. 1969. pp. 3–4.
^ Major, Beverly (22 September 2013). "Ruthadell Anderson: Weaving a Colorful Life". The Free Library. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
^ "Claude "Duke" Horan, Dick "Andy" Anderson, Margie, & Ruthadell - San Jose State people - at Cowell Beach". Calisphere. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
^ "Honolulu's Best Architecture". Honolulu Magazine. 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
^ "Hawai'i State Capitol Building" (PDF). hawaii.gov. 2015.
^ ^a ^b Tsutsumi, Cheryl Chee (January 18, 2018). "State Capitol Awash with Meaning". Historic Hawaii Foundation. Honolulu Star Advertiser. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
^ "Errata and Addenda: Art (Ruthadell Anderson)". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 9, 1971. p. C-6.
^ "In Memoriam – Ruthadell Anderson". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

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[:0-1] Haar, Francis (1977). "Ruthadell Anderson". Artists of Hawaii. University of Hawaiʻi Press. pp. 3–7. doi:10.1515/9780824887346-005. ISBN 978-0-8248-8734-6.

[SAAM-2] "Ruthadell Anderson". Smithsonian American Art Museum.

[3] Shuttle, Spindle & Dye-pot. Handweavers Guild of America, Incorporated. 1969. pp. 3–4.

[4] Major, Beverly (22 September 2013). "Ruthadell Anderson: Weaving a Colorful Life". The Free Library. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

[5] "Claude "Duke" Horan, Dick "Andy" Anderson, Margie, & Ruthadell - San Jose State people - at Cowell Beach". Calisphere. Retrieved 2021-08-16.

[6] "Honolulu's Best Architecture". Honolulu Magazine. 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2021-08-16.

[7] "Hawai'i State Capitol Building" (PDF). hawaii.gov. 2015.

[:1-8] Tsutsumi, Cheryl Chee (January 18, 2018). "State Capitol Awash with Meaning". Historic Hawaii Foundation. Honolulu Star Advertiser. Retrieved 2021-08-16.

[9] "Errata and Addenda: Art (Ruthadell Anderson)". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 9, 1971. p. C-6.

[10] "In Memoriam – Ruthadell Anderson". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

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