| 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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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.
Life
Holmes was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi in 1909. She was educated at the Mississippi University for Women, Mississippi College, Tulane University, and Southwest Mississippi Junior College.
Holmes became an encaustic painter in her spare time. In the 1960s, she began exhibiting her work with Bess Phipps Dawson and Halcyone Barnes in Summit, Mississippi. The three artists became known as the "Summit Trio." Holmes donated art to the Mississippi Museum of Art, and African artwork to Delta State University.
Holmes was married twice: first to F. C. Atkinson, with whom she had a son, and secondly to Louie M. Holmes. She resided in Summit with her first husband and in McComb with her second husband, where she died on December 5, 1981. Her funeral was held at the J.J. White Memorial Presbyterian Church.
References
- ^ Black, Patti Carr (2007). The Mississippi Story. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Museum of Art. pp. 37–38. ISBN 9781887422147. OCLC 86090473.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ruth Holmes". Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. December 6, 1981. p. 2. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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