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About the artist...Ruthe Blalock Jones
Shawnee-Delaware-Peoria
Director Emeritus and Associate Professor of Art, Bacone College, Muskogee, Oklahoma, since 1979.
Her works focus on the traditional American Indian ceremonial and social events. They are recorded in paintings, drawings, limited edition prints in linoleum block, woodcut, and serigraphs. Over the years, her works have been published by Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma, The University of Oklahoma Press, The Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., Time-Life Books, Syracuse University, "Futures for Children", Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the United States Department of Justice Annual Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, to name a few.
Past advisory positions have been with the Chicago Art Institute, Oklahoma Historical Society, and Advisory Committee to the Director of the Sam Noble Museum, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. Most recently, she served as a panelist at the British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom.
Recent showings have been at the UTSUNOMIYA Museum of Art, Utsunomiya, Japan, and "Arts in Embassies", Kampala, Uganda, and Endicott College, Beverly, Massachusetts.
Select collections of her art include the Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Museum of the American Indian, New York City, New York, United States Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., John H. Williams Center for Performing Arts, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia, BlueEagle Collection, The National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., Avery Collection, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Brown Collection, Sam Noble Museum, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, and other private collections.
She has received many Honors and Awards such as the Governor's Art Award, State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame, SWAIA Indian Market, Santa Fe, New Mexico, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma and more.
Image Gallery - Selected Original Works, Prints, and Other Items Available
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Address all inquiries to Ruthe Blalock Jones:
- E-mail: rbjindianart@rutheblalockjonesindianart.com or click here.
- Snail Mail: Ruthe Blalock Jones Indian Art, 3701-A South Harvard Avenue #343, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74135-2282
Ruthe belongs to the Native Art Network. Click that link to see information about her colleagues.