Ford, Ruth Van Sickle, 1897-1989
Painter
Size: 1.7 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of painter and educator Ruth Van Sickle Ford (1897-1989) measure 1.7 linear feet and date from circa 1920 to 1986. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, writings, printed materials, three scrapbooks, and photographs.
Ruth Van Sickle Ford (1897-1986) was a painter and educator active in Chicago, Illinois. She was president and owner of the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts from 1936 to 1960.
Barbara Turner donated her mother's papers to the Archives of American Art in 1987.
Processing of this collection received Federal support from the Collections Care Initiative Fund, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative and the National Collections Program
Image assets for this folder have not been fully processed.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
