Ruth Vassos (born 1890s – died February 18, 1965), born Ruth Carrier, was an American writer. She collaborated with her husband, designer John Vassos.
Ruth Vassos | |
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Born | Ruth Carrier 1890s Albany, New York, US |
Died | February 18, 1965 Wilton, Connecticut, US |
Other names | Ruth Carriere, Ruth Dodds (after first marriage in 1912) |
Occupation | Writer |
Spouse | John Vassos |
Early life
Ruth Carrier was born in Albany, New York in the 1890s (sources vary on the exact year), the daughter of Fred Carrier and Emma Regnier Carrier.
Career
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Vassos was a fashion writer and editor in New York City.[1] She was editor of Press of the Avenue, a fashion industry magazine.[2] She was a fashion consultant working with Saks Fifth Avenue. She received a government citation for her volunteer work during World War II.[1] She was co-founder and publicist of the Silvermine Guild of Artists,[3] and the Silvermine Festival.[4]
Vassos also wrote the text for illustrated books,[5] most notably Ultimo, an imaginative narration of life under the earth (1930), a post-apocalyptic science fiction story[6] illustrated by her husband.[7] Other titles written by Ruth Vassos and illustrated by John Vassos included Contempo: This American Tempo (1929),[8][9] about modern urban life,[10] and Humanities (1935),[11] a meditation on social issues, including peace, education, food, crime, and war.[12][13][14]
Personal life
Ruth Carrier married twice. Her first husband was salesman Walter S. Dodds; they married in 1912, and divorced in 1915.[15] She married again, to designer John Vassos, in 1923. They lived in Norwalk, Connecticut after 1935. She died in 1965, in a nursing home in Wilton, Connecticut.[2][16] Her papers are included in the John Vassos Papers at the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.[12] The Vassos's house in Norwalk is listed on the Connecticut State Register of Historic Places.[17]
References
External links
- A photograph of John and Ruth Vassos, circa 1940, in the Archives of American Art.