Ruth Vassos
Ruth Vassos | |
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| Born | Ruth Carrier 1890s Albany, New York, US |
| Died | February 18, 1965 Wilton, Connecticut, US |
| Other names | Ruth Carriere, Ruth Dodds (after first marriage in 1912) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse | John Vassos |
Ruth Vassos (born 1890s – died February 18, 1965), born Ruth Carrier, was an American writer. She collaborated with her husband, designer John Vassos.
Early life
[edit]Ruth Carrier was born in Albany, New York in the 1890s (sources vary on the exact year), the daughter of Fred Carrier and Emma Regnier Carrier.
Career
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Vassos was a fashion writer and editor in New York City.[1] She was editor of Press of the Avenue, a fashion industry magazine.[2] She was a fashion consultant working with Saks Fifth Avenue. She received a government citation for her volunteer work during World War II.[1] She was co-founder and publicist of the Silvermine Guild of Artists,[3] and the Silvermine Festival.[4]
Vassos also wrote the text for illustrated books,[5] most notably Ultimo, an imaginative narration of life under the earth (1930), a post-apocalyptic science fiction story[6] illustrated by her husband.[7] Other titles written by Ruth Vassos and illustrated by John Vassos included Contempo: This American Tempo (1929),[8][9] about modern urban life,[10] and Humanities (1935),[11] a meditation on social issues, including peace, education, food, crime, and war.[12][13][14]
Personal life
[edit]Ruth Carrier married twice. Her first husband was salesman Walter S. Dodds; they married in 1912, and divorced in 1915.[15] She married again, to designer John Vassos, in 1923. They lived in Norwalk, Connecticut after 1935. She died in 1965, in a nursing home in Wilton, Connecticut.[2][16] Her papers are included in the John Vassos Papers at the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.[12] The Vassos's house in Norwalk is listed on the Connecticut State Register of Historic Places.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mrs. Ruth C. Vassos, Fashion Writer, 70". The New York Times. 1965-02-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ^ a b "Mrs. Ruth Vassos". Women's Wear Daily: 20. February 23, 1965 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Silvermine Art Guild's Aim Moves from 'Fine' to 'Great'". The Bridgeport Post. 1958-01-26. p. 34. Retrieved 2020-09-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "John Vassos and the Cartoonists of Silvermine". Norwalk Association of Silvermine Homeowners. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ^ "Vassos, Ruth". SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ^ Griffin, Mary (1930-11-16). "Vassos Fantasy Highly Creative". Detroit Free Press. p. 52. Retrieved 2020-09-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vassos, John; Vassos, Ruth (1930). Ultimo, an Imaginative Narration of Life Under the Earth. E.P. Dutton.
- ^ Vassos, John; Vassos, Ruth (1929). Contempo, this American Tempo. E.P. Dutton Incorporated.
- ^ Stein, Hannah (1929-11-17). "Went to Jail for Realism". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 94. Retrieved 2020-09-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "John Vassos Draws Striking Picture". Arizona Republic. 1930-01-19. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-09-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kaufman, Samuel A. (1935-10-26). "Today's New Books". Times Union. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-09-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Biographical Note | A Finding Aid to the John Vassos Papers, 1915-1989". Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ^ Shapiro, Danielle (2016-03-30). John Vassos: Industrial Design for Modern Life. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-1-4529-5175-1.
- ^ Rasula, Jed (2020-02-27). Acrobatic Modernism from the Avant-Garde to Prehistory. Oxford University Press. pp. 17–18. ISBN 978-0-19-257072-7.
- ^ "Divorce Granted". The Buffalo Enquirer. 1915-05-18. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-09-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ruth Vassos". Creative Places: Arts & Letters in 20th Century Connecticut. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ^ "100 Comstock Hill Avenue, Norwalk". Creative Places. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
External links
[edit]- A photograph of John and Ruth Vassos, circa 1940, in the Archives of American Art.
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