Ruthadell Anderson (née Isham, January 21, 1922 – March 8, 2018) was an American fiber artist. She was known for her sculptures and textiles.[3]
Ruthadell Anderson | |
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| Born | January 21, 1922[1] San Jose, California, U.S.[2] |
| Died | March 8, 2018 (aged 96) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Alma mater | San Jose State University, University of Hawaiʻi |
Biography
Ruthadell Adell Isham was born on January 21 1922 in San Jose, California.[2][4] Her first weaving lesson was while she was in high school.[1] She attended San Jose State College (now San Jose State University), where she earned a B.A. degree in 1943.[1][5] She earned a M.F.A. degree in 1964 from the University of Hawaiʻi.[1]
Her work is included in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[2]
Anderson created textile screens for the Robert Thurston Memorial Chapel at Punahou School, a building designed and built in 1966 by architect Vladimir Ossipoff.[6] Two of her tapestries are installed in the Hawaii State House: one in the chamber of the Hawaii House of Representatives, and the other in the chamber of the Hawaii Senate.[7][8][9] Each of the tapestries is forty feet tall, and required the work of 16 weavers over three years.[8]
She died in Honolulu, Hawaii on March 8, 2018, at the age of 96.[10]