Gloria F. Ross
Ross (1923–1998) was an American designer who was born and died in New York City. She was well known as a tapestry artist who worked in close collaboration with painters and weavers to create contemporary wall hangings. Ross's work is held in the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
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Gloria F. Ross
- Name
- Gloria F.
- Born
- 1923
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, United States
- Died
- 1998
- Occupation
- Designer, tapestry artist
- Education
- Mount Holyoke College
- Spouse
- Arthur Ross (m. 1946)
- Known for
- Contemporary tapestry collaborations with modern painters
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Ross (1923–1998) was an American designer who was born and died in New York City. She was well known as a tapestry artist who worked in close collaboration with painters and weavers to create contemporary wall hangings. Ross's work is held in the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
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• Name — Gloria F. Ross • Born — 1923 • Birthplace — New York City, New York, United States • Died — 1998 • Place of death — New York City, New York, United States • Occupation — Designer, tapestry artist • Education — Mount Holyoke College • Spouse — Arthur Ross (m. 1946) • Children — 3 • Parents — Alfred Frankenthaler Martha Lowenstein Frankenthaler • Relatives — Helen Frankenthaler (sister) • Known for — Contemporary tapestry collaborations with modern painters
Early life and education
Early life and education
Ross was the second daughter of Alfred Frankenthaler (1881–1940), a New York Supreme Court Justice, and Martha Lowenstein Frankenthaler (1895–1954). Her sister was the abstract painter Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011). In 1943 Ross graduated from Mount Holyoke College. Ross married Arthur Ross (1910–2007) in 1946 and had three children: Alfred (1946), Beverly (1948), and Clifford (1952). During the 1980s Ross was the first tapestry maker to translate into wool famous paintings, by such artists as Kenneth Noland, Robert Motherwell, Helen Frankenthaler, Frank Stella, Jean Dubuffet, Louise Nevelson, Jack Youngerman, Romare Bearden, and others.
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Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Gloria Frankenthaler Ross and Gloria Ross. Her recorded language was English. She was the child of Alfred Frankenthaler.
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1923
Gloria F. Ross born.
1998
Gloria F. Ross died.
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