Ruth Eaton Peabody (March 30, 1893 – October 22, 1966) was an American painter. Her work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1]
Ruth Peabody | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ruth Eaton March 30, 1893 Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | October 22, 1966 (aged 73) Laguna Beach, California, U.S. |
Burial place | Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Ruth Eaton Peabody, Ruth Eaton Colburn Peabody |
| Education | School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Occupations | Painter, sculptor |
| Movement | California Modernism |
| Spouse | Hugh Kingman Peabody (m. 1918–) |
| Mother | Elanor Colburn |
Life and career
editRuth Eaton was born on March 30, 1893, in Highland Park, Illinois. Her mother was painter Elanor Colburn,[2] and her father was painter Charles Harry Eaton (1850–1901).[3] In 1918, she married Hugh Kingman Peabody in Marlow, New Hampshire.
Peabody studied sculpture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[4] Around 1924 she moved with her mother to Laguna Beach, California, where they were some of the early artists in the area.[4][5]
References
edit- ↑ "Ruth Peabody". Olympedia. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ↑ "Exhibit of Ruth Peabody's Abstract Paintings At Fine Arts Gallery; Gaw Display Draws S.D. Critics". The San Diego Sun. February 19, 1939. p. 13. Retrieved June 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Elanor Colburn". Illinois Women Artists. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- 1 2 Laguna Art Museum (Laguna Beach, Calif.) (1993). 75 Works, 75 Years: Collecting the Art of California. Laguna Art Museum. ISBN 978-0-940872-19-6.
- ↑ Dominik, Janet B.; Laguna Art Museum (1986). Early Artists in Laguna Beach: The Impressionists : September 23 to November 5, 1986, Laguna Art Museum. Laguna Art Museum. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-940872-07-3.
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