| Ruby Reynolds-Lewis | |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Occupation: | Composer |
| Birth Date: | 13 November 1881 |
| Birth Place: | South Yarra, Australia |
| Death Place: | Ferntree Gully, Australia |
Ruby Reynolds-Lewis (13 November 1881 - 13 December 1964) was an Australian composer. Her work, "Foxhunt",[1] was entered in the music event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2] She was the only Australian artist to compete in the Olympic arts competitions held from 1912 to 1948.[3]
Reynolds-Lewis dedicated her 1919 composition, "Cradle Song", to artist and musician George Hyde Pownall. Although named a "song", it was described as a piano solo and no words were published.[4]
She was a member of the Austral Salon during the 1930s.[5]
Born in South Yarra, Victoria on 13 November 1881, Ruby Reynolds-Lewis was the only daughter of Philip Edward and Mary Emmeline Reynolds. Her father, an importer, died in Adelaide at the age of 34 in February 1883.[6] [7] In November 1901 she married Thomas Griffith Lewis at St Luke's, South Melbourne.[8] Her husband died in 1920, leaving her to provide for their four children, Hilary, Tom, and twins Valmai and Valerie.[9]