Ruth Atkinson Holmes
American painter and philanthropist
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Ruth Atkinson Holmes (1909 - December 5, 1981) was an American painter and philanthropist. She was a member of the "Summit Trio" in Summit, Mississippi in the 1960s.
1909
Mississippi College
Tulane University
Southwest Mississippi Junior College
Ruth Atkinson Holmes | |
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| Born | Ruth Miller 1909 Hazlehurst, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 1981 (aged 71–72) McComb, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Education | Mississippi University for Women Mississippi College Tulane University Southwest Mississippi Junior College |
| Occupations | Painter, philanthropist |
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Life
Holmes was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi in 1909.[1][2] She was educated at the Mississippi University for Women, Mississippi College, Tulane University, and Southwest Mississippi Junior College.[2]
Holmes became an encaustic painter in her spare time.[3] In the 1960s,[1] she began exhibiting her work with Bess Phipps Dawson and Halcyone Barnes in Summit, Mississippi. The three artists became known as the "Summit Trio."[2][4][5] Holmes donated art to the Mississippi Museum of Art,[4][5] and African artwork to Delta State University.[2]
Holmes was married twice: first to F. C. Atkinson, with whom she had a son, and secondly to Louie M. Holmes.[2] She resided in Summit with her first husband and in McComb with her second husband, where she died on December 5, 1981.[2][4][5] Her funeral was held at the J.J. White Memorial Presbyterian Church.[4][5]
