Background
Ruth Ray was born in 1919 into a sophisticated New York City household. Her mother was an early feminist, a managing editor of Vogue, and a prolific author of self-help books
Ruth Ray was born in 1919 into a sophisticated New York City household. Her mother was an early feminist, a managing editor of Vogue, and a prolific author of self-help books
Ray attended Swarthmore College, Barnard College, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Art Students League of New New York
John Reginald Graham, January 3, 1948 (deceased December 1964). Children—Ian, Willard Reid, Lyle. Exhbtd. one man shows Norlyst Gallery, New York City, 1944, Ferargil, New York City, 1947, 49, Raymond and Raymond, California, 1947, Stamford (Connecticut) Museum, 1950, Silvermine Guild Artist, 1952, 67, Darien (Connecticut) Public Library, 1958, 59, 62, Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City, 1958, 62, 66, 70, 74, Rive Gauche Galleries, Denver, 1967, Marymount College, 1968.
Was included in Whitney Annual, 1959, National Academy of Design, National Association Women Artists, Pennsylvania Academy Annual, 1959, Allied Artists, Audubon Artists, Connecticut Academy Fine Arts, New Haven Paint and Clay Club.
Represented Springfield Museum Fine Arts, Columbus (Georgia) Museum Arts, Norfolk (Virginia) Museum Arts, National Academy of Design, National Art Museum of Sports. Also private collections.
Illustrator books, commercial artists several business firms. Radio and television appearances, New York City.
Member Silvermine Guild Artists, Connecticut Academy Fine Arts, Allied Artists American, Art Students League (life), National Academy (council). Clubs: Ox Ridge Hunt (vice president, steward), Ox Ridge Kennel (Darien).
Married Doctor; children: Ian, Willard Reid, Lyle.