Description: Ruth Ray (1919–1977) was an American painter in the Magic realism style. Educated at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Art Students League of New York, she drew inspiration from the horses and farm life of New England.
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Recently Ruth Ray's painting Self Portrait (1962, Oil on Canvas, 24" x 20") was selected for an exhibition in the National Academy Museum titled "Her Own Style: An Artist's Eye with Judith Shea" (curated by sculptor Judith Shea), a collection of portraits and self-portraits of female members of the Academy.