Andrée Ruellan
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Andrée Ruellan was an American
painter, known for her depictions of everyday scenes in New York and the American South.
Ruellan was born in New York City
. She was a child prodigy who first exhibited her work at age 9, when the Ashcan School
painter Robert Henri
included her work in a group show in the East Village
. At age 15, Ruellan's father was killed in an accident, and she began selling paintings to support herself and her mother.
During the Depression
, she traveled to the South, and painted numerous works of African Americans going about their everyday lives. Her best-known painting from that period is "Crap Game" (1936).
Ruellan's works are included in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
and the Whitney Museum. In 2005, the Georgia Museum of Art organized a retrospective of her art in honor of her 100th birthday.
Ruellan married fellow painter John W. Taylor in 1929. They had no children. She lived in Shady, New York
for many years before her death in Kingston, New York
in 2006.
United States
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painter, known for her depictions of everyday scenes in New York and the American South.
Ruellan was born in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. She was a child prodigy who first exhibited her work at age 9, when the Ashcan School
Ashcan School
The Ashcan School, also called the Ash Can School, is defined as a realist artistic movement that came into prominence in the United States during the early twentieth century, best known for works portraying scenes of daily life in New York's poorer neighborhoods. The movement grew out of a group...
painter Robert Henri
Robert Henri
Robert Henri was an American painter and teacher. He was a leading figure of the Ashcan School in art.- Early life :...
included her work in a group show in the East Village
East Village, Manhattan
The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, lying east of Greenwich Village, south of Gramercy and Stuyvesant Town, and north of the Lower East Side...
. At age 15, Ruellan's father was killed in an accident, and she began selling paintings to support herself and her mother.
During the Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
, she traveled to the South, and painted numerous works of African Americans going about their everyday lives. Her best-known painting from that period is "Crap Game" (1936).
Ruellan's works are included in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a renowned art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is one of the...
and the Whitney Museum. In 2005, the Georgia Museum of Art organized a retrospective of her art in honor of her 100th birthday.
Ruellan married fellow painter John W. Taylor in 1929. They had no children. She lived in Shady, New York
Shady, New York
Shady is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. It is part of the town of Woodstock and lies on New York State Route 212.-Notable residents:*Henry Cowell, composer...
for many years before her death in Kingston, New York
Kingston, New York
Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...
in 2006.