EMILY RUTLAND (1890-1983). Emily Edith Schwarz Rutland was born in July 5, 1890 in Lee County to Oscar and Bell Schwarz. She was reared on cotton farms and sketched from the time of her childhood... Read full biography
EMILY RUTLAND (1890-1983). Emily Edith Schwarz Rutland was born in July 5, 1890 in Lee County to Oscar and Bell Schwarz. She was reared on cotton farms and sketched from the time of her childhood growing up in Coryell and Nueces counties, in the Petronila area and in Kingsville, Texas. In 1913, she... Read full biography
EMILY RUTLAND (1890-1983). Emily Edith Schwarz Rutland was born in July 5, 1890 in Lee County to Oscar and Bell Schwarz. She was reared on cotton farms and sketched from the time of her childhood growing up in Coryell and Nueces counties, in the Petronila area and in Kingsville, Texas. In 1913, she married John Blake Rutland, and relocated to his farm in the Robstown area where she spent the majority of her life. Although Rutland had been interested in art since her childhood, it wasn’t until... Read full biography
EMILY RUTLAND (1890-1983). Emily Edith Schwarz Rutland was born in July 5, 1890 in Lee County to Oscar and Bell Schwarz. She was reared on cotton farms and sketched from the time of her childhood growing up in Coryell and Nueces counties, in the Petronila area and in Kingsville, Texas. In 1913, she married John Blake Rutland, and relocated to his farm in the Robstown area where she spent the majority of her life. Although Rutland had been interested in art since her childhood, it wasn’t until the 1920s that she began to pursue this passion, having had little opportunities to do so outside of farm life. Initially, she approached art through a correspondence school, from which she received a diploma. However, the only real benefit gained... Read full biography
EMILY RUTLAND (1890-1983). Emily Edith Schwarz Rutland was born in July 5, 1890 in Lee County to Oscar and Bell Schwarz. She was reared on cotton farms and sketched from the time of her childhood growing up in Coryell and Nueces counties, in the Petronila area and in Kingsville, Texas. In 1913, she married John Blake Rutland, and relocated to his farm in the Robstown area where she spent the majority of her life. Although Rutland had been interested in art since her childhood, it wasn’t until the 1920s that she began to pursue this passion, having had little opportunities to do so outside of farm life. Initially, she approached art through a correspondence school, from which she received a diploma. However, the only real benefit gained from this experience were two good bits of advice: to study with a reputable artists; and to paint what she knew, using life on the farm and... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (6)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Texas Painters, Sculptors & Graphic Artists A Biographical Dictionary of Artists in Texas Before 1942
2000
Powers, John & Deborah; Ron Tyler, Foreward
606 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West