Luritia "Rue" Winterbotham Carpenter (1876–1931), was an American art collector and philanthropist, who co-founded the

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Early life

She was born Rue Winterbotham, the daughter of Joseph Humphrey Winterbotham (1852–1925), a Chicago manufacturer, bank director, Chicago Art Institute benefactor and Michigan state senator, and his wife Genevieve Winterbotham, née Baldwin (1853–1906).

Career

Carpenter was a designer and an interior decorator. Carpenter was one of the founders of the

in 1916 and was its president from 1918 until her death in 1931. Her niece Rue Winterbotham Shaw became president in 1940.

Personal life

In 1901, Carpenter married the composer

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. They had one daughter Genevieve Baldwin Carpenter, later Genevieve Carpenter Hill. In 1929, they lived at 942

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, Chicago. On December 7, 1931, Carpenter died in

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, Illinois.

Legacy

Carpenter's 1920 portrait, which was painted by

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, is held in the

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. It was gifted to them by Genevieve Carpenter Hill.

References

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