RuthIe G. Pearlman

Biography

(American, 1913 - 2007)

Pearlman was born in Connersville, Indiana and her family moved to Cincinnati in the 1920's. She began studying art at the Art Academy of Cincinnati while attending Hughes High School. She graduated from the Art Academy of Cincinnati in 1936 and became an instructor at the Art Academy of Cincinnati until December 2006. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Art by the Academy in 2002 and founded the Ruthe G. Pearlman Gallery in 2005.

Despite being diagnosed with macular degeneration in 1988 she continued to work and even went on to teach others with visual impairments. This led her to Art Beyond Boundaries, which was created in 2005 for people with disabilities who want to create art.

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