Ruth Spencer Aspden Explained

Ruth Spencer Aspden
Birth Date:	30 October 1909
Nationality:	British
Known For:	Painting, etching

Ruth Spencer Aspden (30 October 1909–2004), later Ruth Rutter, was a British artist known for her paintings and etchings.

Biography

Aspden attended the Blackburn School of Art from 1927 to 1933 after which she studied at the Royal College of Art in London until 1937.^{[1] [2]} That year she was elected an associate member of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers.^[2] During World War II, Aspden worked on camouflage designs for the British government.^[1] She went on to exhibit regularly in London, where she lived, at the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of Painter-Ethchers and Engravers, elsewhere in England and in North America.^[2] Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum both hold examples of her work.^{[1] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Book: David Buckman. Art Dictionaries Ltd. 2006. Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L . 0-953260-95-X.
2. Book: Grant M. Waters. Eastbourne Fine Art. 1975. Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950.
3. Web site: Ruth Spencer Aspden. 2 December 2019. Smithsonian American Art Museum.