Ruthe G. Pearlman MATINEE

Ruthe G. Pearlman MATINEE original vintage tempera painting on board 27.5" W x 21.25" H x 2.0" D visible image area measures 23.5" W x 17.25" H. signed to the lower right, and a tag with information is attached to the painting’s verso. Ruthe G. Pearlman (American/Ohio 1913-2007) Ruthe Pearlman received her Certificate in 1939, and was an instructor at the Art Academy of Cincinnati until December 2006.  Pearlman entered the Art Academy in 1929 at age 16 and virtually never left. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Art by the Academy in 2002 and founded the Ruthe G. Pearlman Gallery in 2005 at the Academy. Ruthe Pearlman was born in Connersville, Indiana. The family moved to Cincinnati in the 1920's. She began studying art at the Art Academy while attending Hughes High School, where she graduated in the early 1930's. In 1936, she received her Academy graduation certificate as degrees were not awarded until 1979.