Ruth Atkinson Holmes (1909 - December 5, 1981) was an American painter and philanthropist. She was a member of the "Summit Trio" in Summit, Mississippi in the 1960s.
Ruth Atkinson Holmes | |
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| Born | Ruth Miller 1909 Hazlehurst, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 1981 McComb, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Education | Mississippi University for Women Mississippi College Tulane University Southwest Mississippi Junior College |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, philanthropist |
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Life
editHolmes was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi in 1909.[1][2] She was educated at the Mississippi University for Women, Mississippi College, Tulane University, and Southwest Mississippi Junior College.[2]
Holmes became an encaustic painter in her spare time.[3] In the 1960s,[1] she began exhibiting her work with Bess Phipps Dawson and Halcyone Barnes in Summit, Mississippi. The three artists became known as the "Summit Trio."[2][4][5] Holmes donated art to the Mississippi Museum of Art,[4][5] and African artwork to Delta State University.[2]
Holmes was married twice: first to F. C. Atkinson, with whom she had a son, and secondly to Louie M. Holmes.[2] She resided in Summit with her first husband and in McComb with her second husband, where she died on December 5, 1981.[2][4][5] Her funeral was held at the J.J. White Memorial Presbyterian Church.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b Black, Patti Carr (2007). The Mississippi Story. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Museum of Art. pp. 37–38. ISBN 9781887422147. OCLC 86090473.37-38&rft.pub=Mississippi Museum of Art&rft.date=2007&rft_id=info:oclcnum/86090473&rft.isbn=9781887422147&rft.aulast=Black&rft.aufirst=Patti Carr&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=D932HeqCSxgC&q=%22Ruth+Atkinson+Holmes%22&pg=PA38&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Ruth Atkinson Holmes" class="Z3988">
- ^ a b c d e f "Rites Monday for Ruth A. Holmes". Enterprise-Journal. McComb, Mississippi. December 6, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Summit Artists To Hold Baton Rouge Show". Enterprise-Journal. McComb, Mississippi. January 29, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d "Ruth Holmes". Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. December 6, 1981. p. 2. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d "McComb pays tribute". The Clarksdale Press Register. Clarksdale, Mississippi. December 7, 1981. p. 2. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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