Ruth Goldsborough Charcoal Drawing on Paper "Old Apache Chief"
Item Details
Provenance
Property from an American Midwestern Museum
A charcoal drawing on paper titled Old Apache Chief by Ruth Goldsborough (American, 1918 – 2013), dated 1980. The work depicts a stylized portrait with highly detailed facial features. To the bottom right, the work is signed and dated in graphite. A metal plaque is attached to the frame with the title and artist name. The drawing is presented under glass with a silver toned wooden frame and a teal fabric fillet.
Art educator and painter Ruth Goldsborough began her formal art training under to tutelage of painter, print maker, and educator George Jo Mess (American, 1898 – 1962) at Indiana University. She also studied at the John Heron School of Art. After her husband’s death in 1975 the artist traveled throughout Arizona painting scenes of the American West. Her work can be viewed in private collections and institutions including the Cherokee Museum in Oklahoma. At the time of her death an Education Fund for the Hendersonville Art League was created in her honor.
Condition
- some scratches and wear to the edges of the frame; glass could benefit from a cleaning; to the verso, some wear to the protective paper.
Dimensions
- measurements of frame; measurements of visible image 14.5" W x 19.5" H.
Item #
17DCC191-016