Ruthadell Anderson

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
Born(1922-01-21)January 21, 1922[1]
San Jose, California, U.S.[2]
DiedMarch 8, 2018(2018-03-08) (aged 96)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma materSan 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]

The Hawaii House of Representatives, with Anderson's tapestry at right.

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]

References
  1. Haar, Francis (1977). "Ruthadell Anderson". Artists of Hawaii. University of Hawaiʻi Press. pp. 3–7. doi:10.1515/9780824887346-005. ISBN 978-0-8248-8734-6.
  2. "Ruthadell Anderson". Smithsonian American Art Museum.
  3. Shuttle, Spindle & Dye-pot. Handweavers Guild of America, Incorporated. 1969. pp. 3–4.
  4. Major, Beverly (22 September 2013). "Ruthadell Anderson: Weaving a Colorful Life". The Free Library. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. "Claude "Duke" Horan, Dick "Andy" Anderson, Margie, & Ruthadell - San Jose State people - at Cowell Beach". Calisphere. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  6. "Honolulu's Best Architecture". Honolulu Magazine. 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  7. "Hawai'i State Capitol Building" (PDF). hawaii.gov. 2015.
  8. Tsutsumi, Cheryl Chee (January 18, 2018). "State Capitol Awash with Meaning". Historic Hawaii Foundation. Honolulu Star Advertiser. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  9. "Errata and Addenda: Art (Ruthadell Anderson)". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 9, 1971. p. C-6.
  10. "In Memoriam – Ruthadell Anderson". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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