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Aunt Ruthie has died. This Savannah obituary praises her as "the type of self-effacing woman who preferred having her works and deeds speak for her, and who constantly shunned personal publicity of any sort." Sort of different from Kathleen's sister-in-law Alma.
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Miss Ruth C. Farmer
With the passing of Miss Ruth Farmer on yesterday, Savannah lost a valued worker in educational and artistic circles. Modest and retiring in disposition, Miss Farmer was the type of self-effacing woman who preferred having her works and deeds speak for her, and who constantly shunned personal publicity of any sort.
Brought up in London, as a young girl Miss Farmer early evidenced marked talent as an artist, and attended several noted art schools. Included among these were The Camden School of Art, The Central School, Chelsea School of Art, Royal Drawing Society, South Kensington School, these being all in England. Coming to America Miss Farmer further pursued her studies at the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Art, and under private masters. Since moving to Savannah Miss Farmer has taught at the Pape School, where for a number of years she was head of the Art Department. Aside from her duties at the Pape School, she found time to continue her own work along several lines. Miss Farmer's painting as well as line drawing invariably received critical approval whenever exhibited, and for a time she did magazine illustrating. Miss Farmer was also highly gifted as a lithographer and worker in bronze.
She was the daughter of Mrs. William Farmer and the late Mr. Farmer and besides her mother, she is survived by a sister, Mrs. William Stokey of Atlanta, and a brother, A. Cecil Farmer of Pittsburgh, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 5 o'clock at the Chapel of Fox and Weeks.
With the passing of Miss Ruth Farmer on yesterday, Savannah lost a valued worker in educational and artistic circles. Modest and retiring in disposition, Miss Farmer was the type of self-effacing woman who preferred having her works and deeds speak for her, and who constantly shunned personal publicity of any sort.
Brought up in London, as a young girl Miss Farmer early evidenced marked talent as an artist, and attended several noted art schools. Included among these were The Camden School of Art, The Central School, Chelsea School of Art, Royal Drawing Society, South Kensington School, these being all in England. Coming to America Miss Farmer further pursued her studies at the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Art, and under private masters. Since moving to Savannah Miss Farmer has taught at the Pape School, where for a number of years she was head of the Art Department. Aside from her duties at the Pape School, she found time to continue her own work along several lines. Miss Farmer's painting as well as line drawing invariably received critical approval whenever exhibited, and for a time she did magazine illustrating. Miss Farmer was also highly gifted as a lithographer and worker in bronze.
She was the daughter of Mrs. William Farmer and the late Mr. Farmer and besides her mother, she is survived by a sister, Mrs. William Stokey of Atlanta, and a brother, A. Cecil Farmer of Pittsburgh, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 5 o'clock at the Chapel of Fox and Weeks.
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I have just the clipping of the obituary, so I don't know what newspaper it was in. There's also a death notice that says she died at 10:45 am on July 17, 1935.
Coming to America Miss Farmer further pursued her studies at the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Art, and under private masters.
Pennsylvania School of Industrial Art - this seems to have been in Philadelphia, which surprises me, because I would have thought that Ruth's choice for Pennsylvania would be to closer to Cecil in Pittsburgh. I think it possible that she went this school in 1914, due to something in a letter to Kathleen from a school friend of hers:
1914-08-09 LETTER FROM MARGARET JACKSON TO KATHLEEN
You must miss Ruth fearfully, I should love to have a sister for heaps of things.
Since moving to Savannah Miss Farmer has taught at the Pape School, where for a number of years she was head of the Art Department.
The Pape School was founded by Nina Anderson Pape, a leading advocate of higher education for women. It became Savannah Country Day School in 1955.
I think this must be the clipping that Kathleen sent to her Uncle Andrew with her letter telling him of Ruth's death.
1935-08-18 LETTER FROM ANDREW GRAY TO ANN FARMER
I think the description given of her character in the cutting Kathleen sent with her letter, very accurately describes her disposition + nature.
Coming to America Miss Farmer further pursued her studies at the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Art, and under private masters.
Pennsylvania School of Industrial Art - this seems to have been in Philadelphia, which surprises me, because I would have thought that Ruth's choice for Pennsylvania would be to closer to Cecil in Pittsburgh. I think it possible that she went this school in 1914, due to something in a letter to Kathleen from a school friend of hers:
1914-08-09 LETTER FROM MARGARET JACKSON TO KATHLEEN
You must miss Ruth fearfully, I should love to have a sister for heaps of things.
Since moving to Savannah Miss Farmer has taught at the Pape School, where for a number of years she was head of the Art Department.
The Pape School was founded by Nina Anderson Pape, a leading advocate of higher education for women. It became Savannah Country Day School in 1955.
I think this must be the clipping that Kathleen sent to her Uncle Andrew with her letter telling him of Ruth's death.
1935-08-18 LETTER FROM ANDREW GRAY TO ANN FARMER
I think the description given of her character in the cutting Kathleen sent with her letter, very accurately describes her disposition + nature.
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