Ruth, Lady Gollancz (née Lowy; 1892–1973) was a British artist and wife of Sir

Victor Gollancz Sir Victor Gollancz (; 9 April 1893 – 8 February 1967) was a British publisher and humanitarian. Gollancz was known as a supporter of left-wing causes. His loyalties shifted between liberalism and communism, but he defined himself as a Chris ...

Life and work

Ruth was the daughter of Ernest Daniel Lowy, a stockbroker. Ruth Gollancz studied art at the

Slade School of Art The UCL Slade School of Fine Art (informally The Slade) is the art school of University College London (UCL) and is based in London, England. It has been ranked as the UK's top art and design educational institution. The school is organised as ...

from 1909-12 under the direction of

Henry Tonks Henry Tonks, FRCS (9 April 1862 – 8 January 1937) was a British surgeon and later draughtsman and painter of figure subjects, chiefly interiors, and a caricaturist. He became an influential art teacher. He was one of the first British artis ...

. Her contemporaries at the Slade included C.R.W. Nevinson, Paul Nash, John Nash,

Stanley Spencer Sir Stanley Spencer, CBE RA (30 June 1891 – 14 December 1959) was an English painter. Shortly after leaving the Slade School of Art, Spencer became well known for his paintings depicting Biblical scenes occurring as if in Cookham, the sma ...

, Mark Gertler and

Gwen Raverat Gwendolen Mary "Gwen" Raverat (née Darwin; 26 August 1885 – 11 February 1957), was an English wood engraver who was a founder member of the Society of Wood Engravers. Her memoir ''Period Piece (book), Period Piece'' was published in 1952. Bi ...

amongst others. At this time she was also an active

suffragette A suffragette was a member of an activist women's organisation in the early 20th century who, under the banner "Votes for Women", fought for the right to vote in public elections in the United Kingdom. The term refers in particular to members ...

. She left the Slade school to undertake war work before going on to become one of the first female students at the

Architectural Association The Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, commonly referred to as the AA, is the oldest independent school of architecture in the UK and one of the most prestigious and competitive in the world. Its wide-ranging programme ...

in 1917 and a fully qualified architect. Ruth married

in 1919. The couple had five daughtersDudley Edwards, R: ''Victor Gollancz: A Biography'' page 25. Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1987. including the artist Vita Gollancz and the musician Livia Ruth Gollancz.

Exhibitions

*1933 – Cooling & Sons Gallery *1964 – Upper Grosvenor Galleries

Life and work

Exhibitions

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Further reading