Ruth Tuck | |
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 "The Triple Mirror" self-portrait of Ruth Tuck | |
| Born | Ruth Edith Tuck 22 July 1914 Cowell, South Australia |
| Died | 8 October 2008 (aged 94) |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse |
Mervyn Ashmore Smith
(m. 1943) |
Ruth Edith Tuck OAM (22 July 1914 – 10 October 2008) was a modernist painter of South Australia, noted for joint exhibitions with her husband Mervyn Ashmore Smith (11 December 1904 – 18 March 1994), and her influence as a teacher of painting. The Ruth Tuck Art School, founded by her in 1955, continues to operate in Adelaide. She was related to the better-known Marie Tuck.